How To Install vdr-plugin-osdserver on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-osdserver on Debian 12.
What is vdr-plugin-osdserver
vdr-plugin-osdserver is:
The OSDServer plugin allows external programs to access VDR’s OSD. OSDServer listens for commands on port 2010 and is mainly intended to be used by shell and perl scripts.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-osdserver on Debian 12. 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-plugin-osdserver 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-plugin-osdserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-osdserver
Install vdr-plugin-osdserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-osdserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-osdserver
Install vdr-plugin-osdserver 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-plugin-osdserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-osdserver
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-osdserver on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-osdserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-osdserver
Uninstall vdr-plugin-osdserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-osdserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-osdserver
Remove vdr-plugin-osdserver Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-osdserver configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-osdserver
Remove vdr-plugin-osdserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-osdserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-osdserver
Dependencies
vdr-plugin-osdserver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-osdserver package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
