How To Install svtplay-dl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install svtplay-dl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is svtplay-dl
svtplay-dl is:
svtplay-dl is a command line application for downloading videos from various video on demand sites (sometimes called “play” services). Currently supports some 15+ service, including SVTPlay, HBO, twitch.tv, vimeo and many more.
There are three methods to install svtplay-dl 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 svtplay-dl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install svtplay-dl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install svtplay-dl
Install svtplay-dl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install svtplay-dl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install svtplay-dl
Install svtplay-dl 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 svtplay-dl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install svtplay-dl
How To Uninstall svtplay-dl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the svtplay-dl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove svtplay-dl
Uninstall svtplay-dl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall svtplay-dl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove svtplay-dl
Remove svtplay-dl Configurations and Data
To remove svtplay-dl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge svtplay-dl
Remove svtplay-dl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove svtplay-dl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge svtplay-dl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install svtplay-dl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
