How To Install php-mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04. php-mythtv is PHP Bindings for MythTV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is php-mythtv

php-mythtv is:

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

This package contains files needed for using PHP based applications that connect to MythTV backends.

There are three methods to install php-mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-mythtv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-mythtv

Install php-mythtv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-mythtv

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-mythtv

How To Uninstall php-mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-mythtv

Uninstall php-mythtv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-mythtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mythtv

Remove php-mythtv Configurations and Data

To remove php-mythtv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-mythtv

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mythtv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.