How To Install tvtime on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tvtime on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 tvtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tvtime
How To Uninstall tvtime on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tvtime
Remove tvtime Configurations and Data
To remove tvtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tvtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
