How To Install hacktv on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hacktv on Ubuntu 22.04. hacktv is Analogue TV transmitter for the HackRF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hacktv on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is hacktv

hacktv is:

This is a program to generate a PAL/NTSC video signal from a video file or test pattern. Input is any file type or URL supported by ffmpeg. Output can be to a file or directly to a HackRF.

  • Teletext support
  • NICAM stereo audio
  • Rudimentary Videocrypt I hardware support

There are three methods to install hacktv 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 hacktv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hacktv

Install hacktv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hacktv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hacktv

Install hacktv 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 hacktv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hacktv

How To Uninstall hacktv on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the hacktv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hacktv

Uninstall hacktv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hacktv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hacktv

Remove hacktv Configurations and Data

To remove hacktv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hacktv

Remove hacktv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hacktv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hacktv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hacktv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.