How To Install libhdhomerun4 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun4 on Ubuntu.
What is libhdhomerun4
libhdhomerun4 is:
This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.
Shared library
There are three methods to install libhdhomerun4 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhdhomerun4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhdhomerun4
Install libhdhomerun4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhdhomerun4
Install libhdhomerun4 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 libhdhomerun4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhdhomerun4
How To Uninstall libhdhomerun4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libhdhomerun4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhdhomerun4
Uninstall libhdhomerun4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhdhomerun4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdhomerun4
Remove libhdhomerun4 Configurations and Data
To remove libhdhomerun4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhdhomerun4
Remove libhdhomerun4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhdhomerun4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdhomerun4
Dependencies
libhdhomerun4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.