How To Install dvdtape on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdtape on Debian 9.
What is dvdtape
dvdtape is:
This tool will create the control files needed when mastering DVDs for manufacturing (DDP information, DDPMS information, “lead in”) and output them to DLT tape(s) or disk files as desired.
There are three methods to install dvdtape 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 dvdtape Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvdtape using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvdtape
Install dvdtape Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvdtape using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvdtape
Install dvdtape 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 dvdtape using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvdtape
How To Uninstall dvdtape on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dvdtape package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvdtape
Uninstall dvdtape And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvdtape and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvdtape
Remove dvdtape Configurations and Data
To remove dvdtape configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvdtape
Remove dvdtape configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvdtape configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvdtape
Dependencies
dvdtape have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdtape package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
