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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "hacktv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hacktv on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hacktv on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: hacktv
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0+git20201203-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/hamradio
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Hamradio Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 378
Depends: libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.2), libavdevice58 (>= 7:4.0), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.1), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libhackrf0, libosmo-fl2k0 (>= 0.1.1), libsoapysdr0.7 (>= 0.7.2), libswresample3 (>= 7:4.0), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hacktv/hacktv_0+git20201203-1_amd64.deb
Size: 181352
MD5sum: a1387243dd72cd85426b1673c477ab61
SHA1: 80527386d31f7294b4123027649658facccbcc15
SHA256: fa3b6baecc0981bfbb1da55920bc163f83937c64288abf2d66e0b42c0cc7e1dc
SHA512: b21b70f990f1a78823ed76a9d467b895f4fa09a5c3d1f26dc696700b483015c03eaed1266b511d77ea549ae10198609490d8de3d6fb82225cb760d50414b5cc4
Homepage: https://github.com/fsphil/hacktv
Description-en: Analogue TV transmitter for the HackRF
This is a program to generate a PAL/NTSC video signal from a video file or
test pattern. Input is any file type or URL supported by ffmpeg. Output can
be to a file or directly to a HackRF.
- Teletext support
- NICAM stereo audio
- Rudimentary Videocrypt I hardware support
Description-md5: 81301238b9da390e3687e21c7cbb5c3e