How To Install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
kodi-pvr-hdhomerun is:
HDHomeRun is made by SiliconDust and is a stand-alone networked TV/HDTV tuner box. The HDHomeRun can either connect with over the air TV signals or with cablecard, and then stream the channels over a network to supported clients, such as Kodi.
This package contains the HDHomeRun PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Addon for Kodi, the award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media.
There are three methods to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun 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-hdhomerun 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-hdhomerun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
Install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
Install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun 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-hdhomerun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
How To Uninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kodi-pvr-hdhomerun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
Uninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-pvr-hdhomerun 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-hdhomerun
Remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
Remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-pvr-hdhomerun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-pvr-hdhomerun package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
