How To Install libdvbcsa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbcsa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdvbcsa-dev
libdvbcsa-dev is:
libdvbcsa is a free implementation of the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm with encryption and decryption capabilities.
It comes in two flavors: a classical single packet implementation and a faster parallel bitslice implementation.
This package provides the development files for libdvbcsa.
There are three methods to install libdvbcsa-dev 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 libdvbcsa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvbcsa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvbcsa-dev
Install libdvbcsa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvbcsa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvbcsa-dev
Install libdvbcsa-dev 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 libdvbcsa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvbcsa-dev
How To Uninstall libdvbcsa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdvbcsa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvbcsa-dev
Uninstall libdvbcsa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvbcsa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvbcsa-dev
Remove libdvbcsa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdvbcsa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvbcsa-dev
Remove libdvbcsa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvbcsa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvbcsa-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbcsa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
