How To Install libhdhomerun3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun3 on Debian 9. libhdhomerun3 is Library for Silicon Dust HD HomeRun

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun3 on Debian 9.

What is libhdhomerun3

libhdhomerun3 is:

This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.

Shared library

There are three methods to install libhdhomerun3 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 libhdhomerun3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdhomerun3

Install libhdhomerun3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhdhomerun3

Install libhdhomerun3 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 libhdhomerun3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdhomerun3

How To Uninstall libhdhomerun3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhdhomerun3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdhomerun3

Uninstall libhdhomerun3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdhomerun3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdhomerun3

Remove libhdhomerun3 Configurations and Data

To remove libhdhomerun3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdhomerun3

Remove libhdhomerun3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhdhomerun3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdhomerun3

Dependencies

libhdhomerun3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.