How To Install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Kali Linux.
What is kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
kodi-pvr-hdhomerun is:
HDHomeRun is made by SiliconDust and is a stand-alone networked TV/HDTV tuner box. The HDHomeRun can either connect with over the air TV signals or with cablecard, and then stream the channels over a network to supported clients, such as Kodi.
This package contains the HDHomeRun PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Addon for Kodi, the award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media.
There are three methods to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun 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 kodi-pvr-hdhomerun Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerunInstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerunInstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerunHow To Uninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kodi-pvr-hdhomerun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerunUninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-pvr-hdhomerunRemove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-pvr-hdhomerunRemove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-pvr-hdhomerunDependencies
kodi-pvr-hdhomerun have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.