How To Install mythtv-transcode-utils 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 mythtv-transcode-utils on Ubuntu.
What is mythtv-transcode-utils
mythtv-transcode-utils is:
Some utilities are applicable for both a frontend or a backend machine. This package provides utilities that can be used on both without requiring an entire backend to be installed.
There are three methods to install mythtv-transcode-utils 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 mythtv-transcode-utils 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-transcode-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mythtv-transcode-utils
Install mythtv-transcode-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mythtv-transcode-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mythtv-transcode-utils
Install mythtv-transcode-utils 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-transcode-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mythtv-transcode-utils
How To Uninstall mythtv-transcode-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mythtv-transcode-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mythtv-transcode-utils
Uninstall mythtv-transcode-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mythtv-transcode-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythtv-transcode-utils
Remove mythtv-transcode-utils Configurations and Data
To remove mythtv-transcode-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mythtv-transcode-utils
Remove mythtv-transcode-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mythtv-transcode-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythtv-transcode-utils
Dependencies
mythtv-transcode-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mythtv-transcode-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.