How To Install mythnetvision on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythnetvision on Ubuntu 18.04. mythnetvision is Internet Video Player plugin for MythTV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythnetvision on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mythnetvision

mythnetvision is:

MythNetvision is a plugin designed to make adding Internet video sources to MythTV fun and easy. MythNetvision consists of two components:

  • a search screen
  • a site/RSS browser screen. When installed, MythNetvision appears on the Media Library screen as the options “Search Internet Video” and “Browse Internet Video.”

There are three methods to install mythnetvision 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 mythnetvision Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mythnetvision

Install mythnetvision Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mythnetvision using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mythnetvision

Install mythnetvision 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 mythnetvision using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mythnetvision

How To Uninstall mythnetvision on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mythnetvision package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mythnetvision

Uninstall mythnetvision And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mythnetvision and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythnetvision

Remove mythnetvision Configurations and Data

To remove mythnetvision configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mythnetvision

Remove mythnetvision configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythnetvision

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythnetvision package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.