How To Install mythexport on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythexport on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mythexport
mythexport is:
MythExport is a Perl daemon that can be used with MythTV to export recordings into a format playable on portable devices such as iPod Video, iPod Touch, PSP, and other devices. Besides converting your recordings, this script also grabs data from the MythTV MySQL database and injects it as iTunes data into the exported video so that it will show up correctly on your iPod. MythExport may also be used to take your recordings “On The Go” and provides a RSS feed to all exported recordings.
There are three methods to install mythexport on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mythexport Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mythexport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythexport
Install mythexport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythexport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythexport
Install mythexport 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 mythexport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythexport
How To Uninstall mythexport on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mythexport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythexport
Uninstall mythexport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythexport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythexport
Remove mythexport Configurations and Data
To remove mythexport configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythexport
Remove mythexport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythexport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythexport
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythexport package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.