How to Install and Uninstall dvbsnoop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dvbsnoop" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dvbsnoop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install dvbsnoop

2. Uninstall "dvbsnoop" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dvbsnoop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove dvbsnoop $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the dvbsnoop package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dvbsnoop
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 350
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Lemmen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.50-5ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dvbsnoop/dvbsnoop_1.4.50-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 128406
MD5sum: 61d68c66aea381ae617ba50e59a085a0
SHA1: 9d67e9f2e58637479f96ee30cb74c7de1542ab44
SHA256: f6c5842b14fc962cec1ddfc715c3fad230a98c9bc8564c7de0675334f429f0c8
Description-en: DVB / MPEG stream analyzer
This sniffer program can monitor, analyze, debug, dump or view DVB / MPEG /
DSM-CC / MHP stream information:
* ISO/DVB basic sections: BAT, PAT, SDT, NIT, ...
* DSM-CC: INT, MPE, MPE FEC, Datagram, ...
* TS (Transport Stream), PS (Program Stream),
PES (Packetized Elementary Stream)
.
Input can be a live stream from a DVB card, or a recorded stream.
.
For DVB cards, it can also dump frontend information and status, and make a
PID scan.
Description-md5: e3b50c499127ed5c3c6bbfd1355e78ff
Homepage: http://dvbsnoop.sf.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu