How To Install dhav2mkv on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhav2mkv on Debian 12.
What is dhav2mkv
dhav2mkv is:
dhav2mkv is a standalone tool which converts DHAV(H.264) video to MKV(H.264) video.
dhav2mkv only operates at media container level, thus the H.264 data is exactly as provided by the DVR (with all its bugs).
dhav2mkv does not support specifying a channel number. It assumes the stream holds a single channel, instead of a theoretically possible ’n’ multiplexed channel stream.
This tool is part of the TaniDVR project.
There are three methods to install dhav2mkv on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dhav2mkv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhav2mkv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhav2mkv
Install dhav2mkv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhav2mkv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhav2mkv
Install dhav2mkv 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 dhav2mkv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhav2mkv
How To Uninstall dhav2mkv on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dhav2mkv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhav2mkv
Uninstall dhav2mkv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhav2mkv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhav2mkv
Remove dhav2mkv Configurations and Data
To remove dhav2mkv configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhav2mkv
Remove dhav2mkv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhav2mkv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhav2mkv
Dependencies
dhav2mkv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhav2mkv package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
