How to Install and Uninstall dvb-apps Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "dvb-apps" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dvb-apps on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dvb-apps" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dvb-apps on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dvb-apps package on Kali Linux

Package: dvb-apps
Source: linuxtv-dvb-apps
Version: 1.1.1+rev1500-1.4
Installed-Size: 3193
Maintainer: Debian VDR Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: dvb-utils, nmh (<< 1.5-release-2)
Provides: alevt
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libx11-6, libzvbi0 (>= 0.2.35), makedev | udev, dtv-scan-tables
Conflicts: alevt, libxbase2.0-bin, libxdb-dev, nmh (<< 1.5-release-2)
Size: 1214200
SHA256: 6b5c23c6066138486e31dcd048bc318a3ed642319b4bcac5f65aece7530dfe48
SHA1: c0a1ea6db9581cb52493216bdec6caa408787232
MD5sum: 0db036bb105f98d94305b3bb6ed4e7e0
Description: Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) applications
Applications and utilities geared towards the initial setup, testing
and operation of an DVB device supporting the DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T,
and ATSC standards.
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Main User Applications:
. scan - Scan for channels on your digital TV device
. dvbscan - Another frequency scanning tool
. czap, szap, tzap - Tuning utilities for DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T
. azap - Tuning utility for ATSC
. gnutv - Tune, watch and stream your TV
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General Utilities:
. dvbdate - Set your clock from digital TV
. dvbnet - Control digital data network interfaces
. dvbtraffic - Monitor traffic on a digital device
. femon - Monitor the tuning on a digital TV device
. zap - *Just* tunes a digital device
. atsc_epg - Display ATSC Electronic Program Guide (next programs)
. alevt - Teletext browser
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Hardware Specific Utilities:
. util/av7110_loadkeys - Load remote keys into an av7110 based card
. util/dib3000-watch - Monitor DIB3000 demodulators
. util/dst-utils - Utilities for DST based cards
. util/ttusb_dec_reset - Reset a TechnoTrends TTUSB DEC device
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Libraries:
. lib/libdvbapi - Interface library to digital TV devices
. lib/libdvbcfg - Library to parse/create digital TV channel
. lib/libdvbsec - Library for Satellite Equipment Control operations
. lib/libucsi - Fast MPEG2 Transport Stream SI table parsing library
. lib/libdvben50221- Implementation of a Cenelec EN 50221 CAM stack
. lib/libdvbmisc - Miscellaneous utilities used by the other libraries
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/LinuxTV_dvb-apps
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::hardware, devel::library, hardware::video,
interface::commandline, role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility,
use::configuring, use::monitor, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::video
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linuxtv-dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1+rev1500-1.4_amd64.deb