How To Install libdvbcsa1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbcsa1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdvbcsa1
libdvbcsa1 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libdvbcsa1 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 libdvbcsa1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvbcsa1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvbcsa1
Install libdvbcsa1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvbcsa1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvbcsa1
Install libdvbcsa1 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 libdvbcsa1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvbcsa1
How To Uninstall libdvbcsa1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdvbcsa1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvbcsa1
Uninstall libdvbcsa1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvbcsa1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvbcsa1
Remove libdvbcsa1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdvbcsa1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvbcsa1
Remove libdvbcsa1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvbcsa1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvbcsa1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbcsa1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
