How To Install mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mythtv
mythtv is:
MythTV implements the following PVR features, and more, with a unified graphical interface:
- Basic ’live-tv’ functionality. Pause/Fast Forward/Rewind “live” TV.
- Video compression using RTjpeg or MPEG-4
- Program listing retrieval using XMLTV
- Themable, semi-transparent on-screen display
- Electronic program guide
- Scheduled recording of TV programs
- Resolution of conflicts between scheduled recordings
- Basic video editing
This package will install a complete MythTV client/server environment on a single system. If you are intended on using this as your only MythTV machine, and this machine is already configured as a desktop, this package will get you up and running switfly.
If you are intended on installing this on a standalone/non-desktop machine, you should look into the Metapackages available: mythtv-backend-master (backend with a local database) mythtv-backend (backend needing a remote database)
There are three methods to install mythtv
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 mythtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythtv
Install mythtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythtv
Install mythtv 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 mythtv
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythtv
How To Uninstall mythtv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mythtv
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythtv
Uninstall mythtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythtv
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv
Remove mythtv Configurations and Data
To remove mythtv
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv
Remove mythtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythtv
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.