How To Install dvbtune on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvbtune on Debian 9.
What is dvbtune
dvbtune is:
DVBtune is a simple application to allow the tuning of DVB cards supported by the Linux DVB driver.
It is still very experimental, especially the XML output.
There are three methods to install dvbtune on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dvbtune Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvbtune using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvbtune
Install dvbtune Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvbtune using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvbtune
Install dvbtune Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dvbtune using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvbtune
How To Uninstall dvbtune on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dvbtune package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvbtune
Uninstall dvbtune And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvbtune and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvbtune
Remove dvbtune Configurations and Data
To remove dvbtune configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvbtune
Remove dvbtune configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvbtune configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvbtune
Dependencies
dvbtune have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvbtune package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
