How To Install vdr-plugin-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-remote on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-plugin-remote
vdr-plugin-remote is:
This plugin for VDR supports the built-in remote control port of some DVB-Cards or CI-Modules.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-remote 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-plugin-remote 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-remote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-remote
Install vdr-plugin-remote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-remote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-remote
Install vdr-plugin-remote 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-plugin-remote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-remote
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-remote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-remote
Uninstall vdr-plugin-remote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-remote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-remote
Remove vdr-plugin-remote Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-remote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-remote
Remove vdr-plugin-remote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-remote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-remote
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-remote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
