How To Install dvbstreamer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvbstreamer on Debian 12.
What is dvbstreamer
dvbstreamer is:
DVBStreamer is a console based application to stream DVB/ATSC service(s) over UDP or to a file. It is more that just an app to stream AV though and feature a simple plugin architecture to allow more features to be added.
There are three methods to install dvbstreamer 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 dvbstreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvbstreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvbstreamer
Install dvbstreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvbstreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvbstreamer
Install dvbstreamer 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 dvbstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvbstreamer
How To Uninstall dvbstreamer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dvbstreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvbstreamer
Uninstall dvbstreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvbstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvbstreamer
Remove dvbstreamer Configurations and Data
To remove dvbstreamer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvbstreamer
Remove dvbstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvbstreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvbstreamer
Dependencies
dvbstreamer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvbstreamer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.