How To Install livestreamer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install livestreamer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is livestreamer
livestreamer is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
livestreamer development is not active anymore and has been forked by streamlink.
There are three methods to install livestreamer on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install livestreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install livestreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install livestreamer
Install livestreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install livestreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install livestreamer
Install livestreamer 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 livestreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install livestreamer
How To Uninstall livestreamer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the livestreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove livestreamer
Uninstall livestreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall livestreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove livestreamer
Remove livestreamer Configurations and Data
To remove livestreamer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge livestreamer
Remove livestreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove livestreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge livestreamer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install livestreamer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
