How to Install and Uninstall libvlc-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libvlc-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libvlc-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libvlc-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libvlc-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libvlc-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libvlc-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libvlc-dev
Source: vlc (3.0.20-1)
Version: 3.0.20-1+b2
Installed-Size: 397
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libvlc5 (= 3.0.20-1+b2)
Size: 131752
SHA256: 097c381dd8883e164fb77cd2b7a9f3a5ac49e71b82abe6a8e278a7f58869e4e3
SHA1: abe8fc3f8f4e8a3d89b64e1e98da731e6e8671d6
MD5sum: 2c9b33119fd477e402fb60bb1682c5ec
Description: development files for libvlc
This package contains headers and a static library required to build
standalone applications that use VLC features.
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VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib,
role::program, works-with::audio, works-with::video
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vlc/libvlc-dev_3.0.20-1+b2_amd64.deb