How To Install fbtv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbtv on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fbtv
fbtv is:
XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and webcams.
FbTV is a Linux framebuffer application which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices and requires a framebuffer device (vesafb, matroxfb, atyfb, etc.).
There are three methods to install fbtv on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fbtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fbtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fbtv
Install fbtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fbtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fbtv
Install fbtv 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 fbtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fbtv
How To Uninstall fbtv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fbtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fbtv
Uninstall fbtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fbtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbtv
Remove fbtv Configurations and Data
To remove fbtv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fbtv
Remove fbtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fbtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbtv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbtv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
