How to Install and Uninstall dvbackup Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dvbackup" package

This tutorial shows how to install dvbackup on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dvbackup
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dvbackup" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dvbackup on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dvbackup
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dvbackup package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dvbackup
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.0.4-9
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 411
Depends: libdv-bin (>= 0.99), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: rsbep (>= 0.0.5)
Suggests: afio, cpio, star
Filename: pool/universe/d/dvbackup/dvbackup_0.0.4-9_amd64.deb
Size: 90416
MD5sum: 2b7d7b2a58dab57235cdaef1b2570979
SHA1: 421d75fb2b6aca78122e3a6735830facdd0d4414
SHA256: 11737bc0daaca4776fe80191264ef5a9dba6a40c6961011e7dc0d42515b0d8c5
SHA512: e4e4a245a2df27d73cdfd13afadf026f4a214f2ad095ecac306f512bea790ed0a936e5423ee2280f7014c26430af3275a4a9219b6a86e80c5a66734d97fdcc97
Homepage: http://dvbackup.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: backup tool using MiniDV camcorders
Dvbackup hides the data it receives on standard input in a perfectly
legal DV (digital video) stream. This allows you to use your DV camcorder
and your DV cartridges as a potent mass storage system. Obviously, your
system and your camcorder have to be connected via IEEE1394 (aka Firewire,
iLink).
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Current digital camcorders can save approximately 13 GB of data on those
tiny DV cartridges at a speed of 3.6 MB/sec. That's faster than most
DAT streamers which only work at 1 MB/sec or less. dvbackup can not use all of
the data, but 10 GB should be good enough for everyone.
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To bring the data on tape, you have to use an additional utility, called
dvconnect, which is included in libdv-bin.
Description-md5: a8c1856eff9332d996f090db6bfa7bd9