How To Install tsdecrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tsdecrypt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tsdecrypt
tsdecrypt is:
tsdecrypt reads incoming MPEG transport stream over UDP/RTP and then decrypts it using libdvbcsa and keys obtained from OSCAM or similar cam server. tsdecrypt communicates with CAM server using cs378x (camd35 over tcp) protocol or newcamd protocol.
There are three methods to install tsdecrypt 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 tsdecrypt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tsdecrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tsdecrypt
Install tsdecrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tsdecrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tsdecrypt
Install tsdecrypt 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 tsdecrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tsdecrypt
How To Uninstall tsdecrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tsdecrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tsdecrypt
Uninstall tsdecrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tsdecrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tsdecrypt
Remove tsdecrypt Configurations and Data
To remove tsdecrypt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tsdecrypt
Remove tsdecrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tsdecrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tsdecrypt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tsdecrypt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
