How To Install hdhomerun-config on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdhomerun-config on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is hdhomerun-config
hdhomerun-config is:
This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.
This utility can be used for:
- Discovering your tuner location and name
- Gathering tuner settings
- Setting tuner setting
- Performing scans
- Performing firmware upgrades
There are three methods to install hdhomerun-config on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hdhomerun-config Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hdhomerun-config using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdhomerun-config
Install hdhomerun-config Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdhomerun-config using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdhomerun-config
Install hdhomerun-config 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 hdhomerun-config using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdhomerun-config
How To Uninstall hdhomerun-config on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the hdhomerun-config package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdhomerun-config
Uninstall hdhomerun-config And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdhomerun-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdhomerun-config
Remove hdhomerun-config Configurations and Data
To remove hdhomerun-config configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdhomerun-config
Remove hdhomerun-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdhomerun-config configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdhomerun-config
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdhomerun-config package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
