How To Install ttv on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttv on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 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 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 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 ttv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ttv
How To Uninstall ttv on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttv
Remove ttv Configurations and Data
To remove ttv configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ttv package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
