How To Install mythtv-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. mythtv-doc is Personal video recorder application (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is mythtv-doc

mythtv-doc is:

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

This package contains documentation, including the MythTV HOWTO.

There are three methods to install mythtv-doc 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-doc

Install mythtv-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mythtv-doc

Install mythtv-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-doc

How To Uninstall mythtv-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the mythtv-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mythtv-doc

Uninstall mythtv-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-doc

Remove mythtv-doc Configurations and Data

To remove mythtv-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-doc

Remove mythtv-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-doc

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Summary

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