How To Install getstream on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getstream on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is getstream
getstream is:
getstream is a small utility which is able to pull a MPEG transport stream from a DVB card and stream it to the local area network. It is written to replace VLC, and uses much less CPU and memory than VLC.
There are three methods to install getstream 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 getstream Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install getstream using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install getstream
Install getstream Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install getstream using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install getstream
Install getstream 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 getstream using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install getstream
How To Uninstall getstream on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the getstream package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove getstream
Uninstall getstream And Its Dependencies
To uninstall getstream and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove getstream
Remove getstream Configurations and Data
To remove getstream configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge getstream
Remove getstream configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove getstream configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getstream
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getstream package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
