How To Install wmtv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmtv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wmtv
wmtv is:
A miniature size dockable TV application. It currently supports channel presets, PAL/SECAM/NTSC, fine tuning, scanning of TV stations, use of external TV applications, and more.
There are three methods to install wmtv 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 wmtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmtv
Install wmtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmtv
Install wmtv 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 wmtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmtv
How To Uninstall wmtv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wmtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmtv
Uninstall wmtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmtv
Remove wmtv Configurations and Data
To remove wmtv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmtv
Remove wmtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmtv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmtv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.