How To Install nvtv on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvtv on Debian 9.
What is nvtv
nvtv is:
This is a program to control the TV encoder chips on NVidia cards under Linux, in order to get tv-out with a wide range of resolutions and sizes, including “overscan” modes. It does even work with the free nv drivers.
There are three methods to install nvtv on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nvtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nvtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvtv
Install nvtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvtv
Install nvtv 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nvtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvtv
How To Uninstall nvtv on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nvtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvtv
Uninstall nvtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvtv
Remove nvtv Configurations and Data
To remove nvtv configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvtv
Remove nvtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvtv
Dependencies
nvtv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvtv package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.