How To Install hdhomerun-config on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdhomerun-config on Kali Linux. hdhomerun-config is Configuration utility for Silicon Dust HD HomeRun

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdhomerun-config on Kali Linux.

What is hdhomerun-config

hdhomerun-config is:

This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.

This utility can be used for:

  • Discovering your tuner location and name
  • Gathering tuner settings
  • Setting tuner setting
  • Performing scans
  • Performing firmware upgrades

There are three methods to install hdhomerun-config on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hdhomerun-config Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hdhomerun-config

Install hdhomerun-config Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hdhomerun-config

Install hdhomerun-config Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install hdhomerun-config using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hdhomerun-config

How To Uninstall hdhomerun-config on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hdhomerun-config package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hdhomerun-config

Uninstall hdhomerun-config And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hdhomerun-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdhomerun-config

Remove hdhomerun-config Configurations and Data

To remove hdhomerun-config configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hdhomerun-config

Remove hdhomerun-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdhomerun-config

Dependencies

hdhomerun-config have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdhomerun-config package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.