How To Install gnome-dvb-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dvb-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-dvb-daemon
gnome-dvb-daemon is:
GNOME DVB Daemon is a GStreamer based daemon to setup your DVB devices, record and/or watch TV shows and browse EPG.
It can be controlled by any application via its D-Bus interface.
There are three methods to install gnome-dvb-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-dvb-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-dvb-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-dvb-daemon
Install gnome-dvb-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-dvb-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-dvb-daemon
Install gnome-dvb-daemon 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-dvb-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-dvb-daemon
How To Uninstall gnome-dvb-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-dvb-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-dvb-daemon
Uninstall gnome-dvb-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-dvb-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-dvb-daemon
Remove gnome-dvb-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-dvb-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-dvb-daemon
Remove gnome-dvb-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-dvb-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-dvb-daemon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dvb-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.