How To Install ttv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttv on Kali Linux. ttv is television viewer - console application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttv on Kali Linux.

What is ttv

ttv is:

XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and webcams.

TTV is a console application, based on aalib, which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices.

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

Install ttv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ttv

Install ttv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ttv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ttv

Install ttv Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ttv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttv

How To Uninstall ttv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ttv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ttv

Uninstall ttv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ttv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttv

Remove ttv Configurations and Data

To remove ttv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ttv

Remove ttv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttv

Dependencies

ttv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ttv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.