How To Install vdr-plugin-softhddevice on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-softhddevice on Debian 9.
What is vdr-plugin-softhddevice
vdr-plugin-softhddevice is:
This plugin for the Linux Video Disc Recorder (VDR) acts as a output frontend with CPU / VA-API / VDPAU supported video decoding.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-softhddevice on Debian 9. 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-plugin-softhddevice 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-plugin-softhddevice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Install vdr-plugin-softhddevice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-softhddevice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Install vdr-plugin-softhddevice 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-plugin-softhddevice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-softhddevice
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-softhddevice on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-softhddevice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Uninstall vdr-plugin-softhddevice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-softhddevice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Remove vdr-plugin-softhddevice Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-softhddevice configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Remove vdr-plugin-softhddevice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-softhddevice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-softhddevice
Dependencies
vdr-plugin-softhddevice have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-softhddevice package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
