How To Install vdr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-dev
vdr-dev 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 header files of VDR. You need this package to be able to build vdr-plugins!
There are three methods to install vdr-dev 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 vdr-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-dev
Install vdr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-dev
Install vdr-dev 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 vdr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-dev
How To Uninstall vdr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-dev
Uninstall vdr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-dev
Remove vdr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-dev
Remove vdr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
