How to Install and Uninstall dvb-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "dvb-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dvb-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dvb-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dvb-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dvb-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dvb-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dvb-tools package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dvb-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.0-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: v4l-utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 241
Depends: libdvbv5-0 (= 1.20.0-4), libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l-utils/dvb-tools_1.20.0-4_amd64.deb
Size: 50216
MD5sum: bf524f939d807c965975b07de3bc253f
SHA1: 8ac348641dc138174038166dd683e2432a1490be
SHA256: 874a5259316243f494424589fec70ae38567f8dd42b5d661ffd4464174da00ce
SHA512: 047e83f9f08b1877400dd61432d9b1affea015f1589a934b89801fba3ffb205054d57d96c6166205fd3794dec0778130906234594dac00d731b27b59c3076db9
Homepage: https://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/
Description-en: Collection of command line DVB utilities
This is a series of tools written to help testing and working with DVB,
using its latest V5 API. The tools can also work with the DVBv3 API.
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The current tools are:
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dvb-fe-tool: a simple test application, that reads from the frontend.
it also allows one to change the default delivery system.
In the future, it may be used to change any property via command line.
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dvb-format-convert: converts from zap and scan initial-tuning-data-file
into the new format defined to work with DVBv5.
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dvbv5-scan: a DVBv5 scan tool.
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dvbv5-zap: a DVBv5 zap tool. It allows one to tune into a DVB channel,
and to watch to a DVB service (e. g. receiving the video and audio
streams, via another application using the dvr device).
Description-md5: a54cfaa4944c8dc2a147a912f1a0a388