How To Install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-iptv in Fedora 36. vdr-iptv is IPTV plugin for VDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36.

What is `vdr-iptv`

This plugin integrates multicast IPTV transport streams seamlessly into VDR. You can use any IPTV channel like any other normal DVB channel for live viewing, recording, etc. The plugin also features full section filtering capabilities which allow for example EIT information to be extracted from the incoming stream.

We can use yum or dnf to install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vdr-iptv.

Install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vdr-iptv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vdr-iptv

Install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install vdr-iptv

How To Uninstall vdr-iptv on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove vdr-iptv

vdr-iptv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/vdr/plugins/iptv
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/f5db2ff5bdc6732befbe9f0beff7b2a3dd634d
/usr/lib64/vdr/libvdr-iptv.so.2.6.1
/usr/share/doc/vdr-iptv
/usr/share/doc/vdr-iptv/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/vdr-iptv/README
/usr/share/licenses/vdr-iptv
/usr/share/licenses/vdr-iptv/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ca_ES/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt_LT/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/vdr-iptv.mo
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/image.sh
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/internetradio.sh
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/iptvstream-notrap.sh
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/iptvstream.sh
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/linein.sh
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/vlc2iptv
/usr/share/vdr/plugins/iptv/webcam.sh

References

vdr-iptv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-iptv on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).