How To Install livestreamer on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install livestreamer on Debian 9.
What is livestreamer
livestreamer is:
Livestreamer is a Command Line Interface that extracts video streams from various services and hands them to a video player, such as VLC. The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content.
Currently most of the big streaming services are supported (e.g. Dailymotion, Livestream, Justin.tv, Twitch, YouTube Live and UStream) and more specialized content providers can be added easily using Livestreamer??s plugin system.
There are three methods to install livestreamer 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 livestreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install livestreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install livestreamer
Install livestreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install livestreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install livestreamer
Install livestreamer 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 livestreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install livestreamer
How To Uninstall livestreamer on Debian 9
To uninstall only the livestreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove livestreamer
Uninstall livestreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall livestreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove livestreamer
Remove livestreamer Configurations and Data
To remove livestreamer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge livestreamer
Remove livestreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove livestreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge livestreamer
Dependencies
livestreamer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install livestreamer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.