How To Install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer on Ubuntu 20.04. kodi-pvr-dvbviewer is DVBViewer Kodi PVR Addon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

kodi-pvr-dvbviewer is:

DVBViewer Client is a Kodi PVR client addon for DVBViewer Recording Service. It supports LiveTV, Timers, Recordings, EPG and timeshift.

There are three methods to install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer 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 kodi-pvr-dvbviewer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

Install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

Install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer 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 kodi-pvr-dvbviewer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

How To Uninstall kodi-pvr-dvbviewer on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the kodi-pvr-dvbviewer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

Uninstall kodi-pvr-dvbviewer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kodi-pvr-dvbviewer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

Remove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer Configurations and Data

To remove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

Remove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kodi-pvr-dvbviewer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-pvr-dvbviewer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-dvbviewer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.