How To Install libmythtv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmythtv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmythtv-perl
libmythtv-perl is:
MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.
This package contains files needed for some PERL MythTV add-ons like nuvexport or mythrename.pl.
There are three methods to install libmythtv-perl 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 libmythtv-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmythtv-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmythtv-perl
Install libmythtv-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmythtv-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmythtv-perl
Install libmythtv-perl 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 libmythtv-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmythtv-perl
How To Uninstall libmythtv-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmythtv-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmythtv-perl
Uninstall libmythtv-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmythtv-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmythtv-perl
Remove libmythtv-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmythtv-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmythtv-perl
Remove libmythtv-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmythtv-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmythtv-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmythtv-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
