How To Install mythtv-status on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-status on Kali Linux. mythtv-status is Show the status of a MythTV backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-status on Kali Linux.

What is mythtv-status

mythtv-status is:

Shows the current status of a local or remote MythTV backend and up to the next 10 recordings for today and tomorrow.

Also provides functionality for updating the MOTD with this information, this can provide a good heads up on when you should avoid heavy CPU or I/O work on your MythTV backend.

There are three methods to install mythtv-status on Kali Linux. 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-status 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-status using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-status

Install mythtv-status Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mythtv-status

Install mythtv-status Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-status using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-status

How To Uninstall mythtv-status on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mythtv-status package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mythtv-status

Uninstall mythtv-status And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mythtv-status and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-status

Remove mythtv-status Configurations and Data

To remove mythtv-status configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-status

Remove mythtv-status configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-status

Dependencies

mythtv-status have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-status package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.