How To Install mythtv-database on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-database on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mythtv-database
mythtv-database is:
MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.
This package sets up a MySQL database for use by MythTV. It should be installed on the system where the MySQL server resides.
There are three methods to install mythtv-database 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 mythtv-database Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-database using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-database
Install mythtv-database Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-database using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythtv-database
Install mythtv-database 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 mythtv-database using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-database
How To Uninstall mythtv-database on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mythtv-database package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythtv-database
Uninstall mythtv-database And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythtv-database and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-database
Remove mythtv-database Configurations and Data
To remove mythtv-database configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-database
Remove mythtv-database configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythtv-database configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-database
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-database package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
