How To Install libmyth on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth on Ubuntu 20.04. libmyth is Common library code for MythTV and add-on modules (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libmyth

libmyth is:

MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.

This package contains a shared library, libmyth, which is used by various components in the system.

There are three methods to install libmyth on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmyth Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmyth

Install libmyth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmyth

Install libmyth 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmyth

How To Uninstall libmyth on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmyth

Uninstall libmyth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmyth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmyth

Remove libmyth Configurations and Data

To remove libmyth configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmyth

Remove libmyth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmyth

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.