How To Install vdr-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install vdr-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. vdr-dev is Video Disk Recorder for DVB cards

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-dev on Debian 10.

What is vdr-dev

vdr-dev is:

Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-receiver program using Linux and DVB technologies. It allows one to record MPEG2 streams, as well as output the stream to TV. It is also possible to watch DVDs (hardware accelerated) with some comfort and use an IR remote control.

This package contains the header files of VDR. You need this package to be able to build vdr-plugins!

There are three methods to install vdr-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vdr-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdr-dev

Install vdr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-dev

Install vdr-dev 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 vdr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-dev

How To Uninstall vdr-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the vdr-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vdr-dev

Uninstall vdr-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vdr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-dev

Remove vdr-dev Configurations and Data

To remove vdr-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-dev

Remove vdr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-dev

Dependencies

vdr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.