How To Install tanidvr on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tanidvr
on Debian 12.
What is tanidvr
tanidvr is:
TaniDVR is a CLI tool for accessing DVRs and IP cameras used for CCTV surveillance systems based on the proprietary DVR-IP protocol (port 37777/TCP).
The main use of TaniDVR is to dump video from a device. With this, it can record to a Matroska (MKV) file or dump the video in realtime to play in an external player.
TaniDVR works with OEM DVRs and IP cameras produced by Dahua, sold under several brands, such as:
- Apollo
- Acorn F&S
- BCS
- C2Max
- DVR365
- GWave
- Intelbras
- IntelliPix
- Kompsos
- Mace S. P.
- New Surway
- NextVision
- Q-See
- WatchNet (and dozens more)
But if the device works with the DVR-IP protocol, it is expected to work.
TaniDVR is confirmed to work with the following devices:
- BCS BCS-DVR0801QE II
- BCS BCS-DVR1602Q
- BCS BCS-DVR3208M
- BCS BCS-IPC-HFW2100
- BCS BCS-NVR0802
- BCS BCS-TIP1130IR
- Dahua DH-DVR0404HF-AN
- Dahua DH-DVR1604HF-U-E
- Dahua DH-NVR3816
- Dahua IPC-HDB3200C
- Intelbras VD 8E 240
- Intelbras VD 16E 480C
- QVIS Apollo (see updated list at TaniDVR’s website)
There are three methods to install tanidvr
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tanidvr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tanidvr
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tanidvr
Install tanidvr Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tanidvr
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tanidvr
Install tanidvr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tanidvr
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tanidvr
How To Uninstall tanidvr on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tanidvr
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tanidvr
Uninstall tanidvr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tanidvr
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tanidvr
Remove tanidvr Configurations and Data
To remove tanidvr
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tanidvr
Remove tanidvr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tanidvr
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tanidvr
Dependencies
tanidvr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tanidvr
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.