How To Install vdr-plugin-svdrposd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-svdrposd on Ubuntu 18.04. vdr-plugin-svdrposd is VDR plugin that extends the SVDRP command set of VDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-svdrposd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vdr-plugin-svdrposd

vdr-plugin-svdrposd is:

This VDR plugin adds some new OSD related commands to VDR’s remote SVDRP control interface.

There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-svdrposd 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-svdrposd 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-svdrposd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-svdrposd

Install vdr-plugin-svdrposd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-svdrposd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-svdrposd

Install vdr-plugin-svdrposd 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-svdrposd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-svdrposd

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-svdrposd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-svdrposd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-svdrposd

Uninstall vdr-plugin-svdrposd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vdr-plugin-svdrposd 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-svdrposd

Remove vdr-plugin-svdrposd Configurations and Data

To remove vdr-plugin-svdrposd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-svdrposd

Remove vdr-plugin-svdrposd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-svdrposd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-svdrposd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-svdrposd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.