How To Install mythtv-backend-master on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-backend-master on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mythtv-backend-master
mythtv-backend-master is:
This Meta-package will install and configure all necessary packages for this machine to behave as a “Master” Backend for a mythtv network. This package is intended to be installed on the machine that will behave as the first (and possibly only) backend for the network. Typically, this package will be installed on a server rather then a desktop. It makes no sense to install it on anything but the first backend machine on the network.
There are three methods to install mythtv-backend-master 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 mythtv-backend-master Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-backend-master using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-backend-master
Install mythtv-backend-master Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-backend-master using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythtv-backend-master
Install mythtv-backend-master 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 mythtv-backend-master using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-backend-master
How To Uninstall mythtv-backend-master on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mythtv-backend-master package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythtv-backend-master
Uninstall mythtv-backend-master And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythtv-backend-master and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-backend-master
Remove mythtv-backend-master Configurations and Data
To remove mythtv-backend-master configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-backend-master
Remove mythtv-backend-master configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythtv-backend-master configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-backend-master
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-backend-master package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
