How to Install and Uninstall dvb-apps Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "dvb-apps" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dvb-apps on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dvb-apps on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dvb-apps
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dvb-apps package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dvb-apps
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 2895
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian VDR Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: linuxtv-dvb-apps
Version: 1.1.1+rev1500-1
Replaces: dvb-utils, nmh (<< 1.5-release-2)
Provides: alevt
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libx11-6, libzvbi0 (>= 0.2.11), makedev | udev, dtv-scan-tables
Conflicts: alevt, libxbase2.0-bin, libxdb-dev, nmh (<< 1.5-release-2)
Filename: pool/universe/l/linuxtv-dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1+rev1500-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1288522
MD5sum: 73669257298d1e397e5464c86e87c33d
SHA1: c164d7187b76730eda99767c0345b6f1d46bff49
SHA256: 35db3ee8b9ce34bab27fbac958f3be5074ad0337cad588b99f2674d49e5932a5
Description-en: 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: e8ba88ef5f32a52a6cafaa7a02e4bfb9
Homepage: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/LinuxTV_dvb-apps
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master