How To Install xawtv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xawtv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xawtv
xawtv is:
XawTV is an X11 application which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices and the Xvideo extension.
There are three methods to install xawtv 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 xawtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xawtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xawtv
Install xawtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xawtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xawtv
Install xawtv 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 xawtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xawtv
How To Uninstall xawtv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xawtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xawtv
Uninstall xawtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xawtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xawtv
Remove xawtv Configurations and Data
To remove xawtv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xawtv
Remove xawtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xawtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xawtv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xawtv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
