How To Install vdr-genindex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-genindex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-genindex
vdr-genindex is:
Useful if you lost the orginal index file or if you want to create an index file for some other video stuff.
There are three methods to install vdr-genindex 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-genindex 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-genindex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-genindex
Install vdr-genindex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-genindex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-genindex
Install vdr-genindex 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-genindex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-genindex
How To Uninstall vdr-genindex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-genindex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-genindex
Uninstall vdr-genindex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-genindex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-genindex
Remove vdr-genindex Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-genindex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-genindex
Remove vdr-genindex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-genindex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-genindex
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-genindex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
