How to Install and Uninstall libdvdread8 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "libdvdread8" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libdvdread8 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libdvdread8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libdvdread8" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libdvdread8 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libdvdread8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libdvdread8 package on Kali Linux

Package: libdvdread8
Source: libdvdread
Version: 6.1.3-1
Installed-Size: 190
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Suggests: libdvdcss2
Size: 91912
SHA256: 7d06effc2a930cc8d737adcb56486cc8315ac216f917f5550360bcb2396aa738
SHA1: 5affe9bee27e6b2367ae14abeeca5d87c63f95a3
MD5sum: 5494185c0419474a38eaf9800f9cea1d
Description: library for reading DVDs
libdvdread provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs. It
parses IFO files, reads NAV-blocks, and performs CSS authentication and
descrambling.
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libdvdread probes for libdvdcss at runtime and if found, will use it to
decrypt sections of the DVD as necessary. libdvdcss needs to be installed from
third-party repositories (see README.css), it's not included in Debian.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdnav.html
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libd/libdvdread/libdvdread8_6.1.3-1_amd64.deb