How To Install xmltv 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 xmltv on Ubuntu.
What is xmltv
xmltv is:
Gather television listings, process them and organize your viewing. XMLTV is a file format for storing TV listings, defined in xmltv.dtd. This is a metapackage that installs all of the XMLTV pieces.
This metapackage is intended for end-users who will run XMLTV programs directly. Maintainers of other packages that rely on XMLTV functionality should consider depending on one or more of the related packages (libxmltv-perl, xmltv-util, xmltv-gui) as needed.
There are three methods to install xmltv 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 xmltv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmltv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmltv
Install xmltv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmltv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmltv
Install xmltv 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 xmltv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmltv
How To Uninstall xmltv on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xmltv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmltv
Uninstall xmltv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmltv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmltv
Remove xmltv Configurations and Data
To remove xmltv configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmltv
Remove xmltv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmltv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmltv
Dependencies
xmltv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmltv package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.