How To Install dvblast on Debian 10

Learn how to install dvblast on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dvblast is Simple and powerful dvb-streaming application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvblast on Debian 10.

What is dvblast

dvblast is:

DVBlast is a simple and powerful streaming application based on the linux-dvb API. It opens a DVB device, tunes it, places PID filters, configures a CAM module, and demultiplexes the packets to several RTP outputs.

DVBlast is designed to be the core of a custom IRD or CID, based on a PC with Linux-supported DVB cards.

DVBlast does not do any kind of processing on the elementary streams, such as transcoding, PID remapping or remultiplexing. it does not stream from plain files, only DVB devices. If you were looking for these features, switch to VLC.

There are three methods to install dvblast 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 dvblast Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvblast

Install dvblast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvblast

Install dvblast 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 dvblast using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvblast

How To Uninstall dvblast on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove dvblast

Uninstall dvblast And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvblast

Remove dvblast Configurations and Data

To remove dvblast configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dvblast

Remove dvblast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvblast

Dependencies

dvblast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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