How To Install vdr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr on Debian 9.
What is vdr
vdr is:
Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-receiver program using Linux and DVB technologies. It allows one to record MPEG2 streams, as well as output the stream to TV. It is also possible to watch DVDs (hardware accelerated) with some comfort and use an IR remote control.
This package contains the VDR main program which is controlled via the PC keyboard or a IR remote control.
NOTE: You should install compatible DVB drivers before using these programs. Also the standard VDR (without special plugins) requires a DVB-Card with an integrated mpeg-decoder, a so called Full-Featured Card.
There are three methods to install vdr 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 vdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr
Install vdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr
Install vdr 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 vdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr
How To Uninstall vdr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr
Uninstall vdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr
Remove vdr Configurations and Data
To remove vdr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr
Remove vdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr
Dependencies
vdr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.