How To Install mythtv-frontend on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-frontend on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mythtv-frontend
mythtv-frontend is:
MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.
This package contains only the client software, which provides a front-end for playback and configuration. It requires access to a mythtv-backend installation, either on the same system or one reachable via the network.
A database is also required. The mythtv-database package must be installed, either on the same system, or one reachable via the network.
For a complete installation of all MythTV components, install the ‘mythtv’ package.
There are three methods to install mythtv-frontend 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-frontend 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-frontend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-frontend
Install mythtv-frontend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-frontend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythtv-frontend
Install mythtv-frontend 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-frontend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-frontend
How To Uninstall mythtv-frontend on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mythtv-frontend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythtv-frontend
Uninstall mythtv-frontend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythtv-frontend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-frontend
Remove mythtv-frontend Configurations and Data
To remove mythtv-frontend configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-frontend
Remove mythtv-frontend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythtv-frontend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-frontend
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-frontend package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
