How To Install tvtime on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tvtime on Kali Linux. tvtime is analog television display application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tvtime on Kali Linux.

What is tvtime

tvtime is:

This package provides a high quality analog television application for use video capture cards. It processes the input from a capture card and displays it on a computer monitor or projector.

Main features:

  • deinterlaced output at a full interlaced rate of 59.94 frames per second for NTSC sources, or 50 frames per second for PAL sources. This gives smoothness of motion and high visual quality;
  • multiple deinterlacing algorithms for finding the optimal mode for the video content and available processor speed;
  • 16:9 aspect ratio mode for the highest available resolution when processing input from an external DVD player or digital satellite receiver;
  • super-slick on-screen-display for the complete television experience, with a featureful menu system;
  • “2:3 pulldown” detection for optimal quality viewing of film content from NTSC sources.

Digital television (DVB, ATSC, ISDB, DTMB) is not supported.

There are three methods to install tvtime 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 tvtime Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tvtime

Install tvtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tvtime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tvtime

Install tvtime 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 tvtime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tvtime

How To Uninstall tvtime on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tvtime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tvtime

Uninstall tvtime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tvtime

Remove tvtime Configurations and Data

To remove tvtime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tvtime

Remove tvtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tvtime

Dependencies

tvtime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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