How To Install libhdhomerun-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun-dev on Debian 9. libhdhomerun-dev is Development library for Silicon Dust HD HomeRun

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun-dev on Debian 9.

What is libhdhomerun-dev

libhdhomerun-dev is:

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

Development package

There are three methods to install libhdhomerun-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhdhomerun-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 libhdhomerun-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdhomerun-dev

Install libhdhomerun-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhdhomerun-dev

Install libhdhomerun-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhdhomerun-dev

How To Uninstall libhdhomerun-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhdhomerun-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdhomerun-dev

Uninstall libhdhomerun-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdhomerun-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdhomerun-dev

Remove libhdhomerun-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libhdhomerun-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdhomerun-dev

Remove libhdhomerun-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdhomerun-dev

Dependencies

libhdhomerun-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.