How to Install and Uninstall mythtv-backend Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "mythtv-backend" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mythtv-backend" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mythtv-backend on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mythtv-backend
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/graphics
Source: mythtv
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: MythTV Ubuntu Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4668
Depends: mythtv-common, mythtv-transcode-utils, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libmyth-0.28-0 (>= 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421), libqt5core5a (>= 5.5.0), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libqt5network5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5script5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5sql5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9), cron, wget, zenity | kdebase-bin, gksu | kdebase-bin, xterm, python, libjs-jquery, libxml-simple-perl, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7)
Recommends: ntp | time-daemon | ntp-simple, logrotate, libmyth-python, libmythtv-perl
Suggests: mythtv-frontend, mythweb, mythtv-database, xmltv-util
Conflicts: mythtv (<< 0.8-1)
Replaces: mythtv (<< 0.8-1), mythtv-frontend (<= 0.20-0.4)
Filename: pool/multiverse/m/mythtv/mythtv-backend_0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1056554
MD5sum: f50ea2d565c913175191e338da7727a4
SHA1: 0d224b7b64947835cbd0453ca98512e85363794b
SHA256: 41e0ecda831739556429cd6ad46d198f35ea56d80b08eea6922ba5fe282c547e
SHA512: 2972d7309b49b3de4d7ccf0f1fc456fbb255435b08fb6aef921b0080e9467bd1dc6c1db8530019c6afb8ea967e617a8cf3e7e7294154092054d6d9ec95d3356f
Homepage: http://www.mythtv.org
Description-en: Personal video recorder application (server)
MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing
television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.
.
This package contains only the server software, which provides video and
audio capture and encoding services. In order to be useful, it requires a
mythtv-frontend installation, either on the same system or one reachable
via the network.
.
A database is also required. The mythtv-database package must be installed,
either on the same system, or one reachable via the network.
.
For a complete installation of all MythTV components, install the 'mythtv'
package.
Description-md5: 4189ea20703eb6b6e6312c0b94ed00e2
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master
Supported: 3y

Package: mythtv-backend
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/graphics
Installed-Size: 4668
Maintainer: MythTV Ubuntu Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: mythtv
Version: 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2
Replaces: mythtv (<< 0.8-1), mythtv-frontend (<= 0.20-0.4)
Depends: mythtv-common, mythtv-transcode-utils, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libmyth-0.28-0 (>= 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421), libqt5core5a (>= 5.5.0), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libqt5network5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5script5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5sql5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9), cron, wget, zenity | kdebase-bin, gksu | kdebase-bin, xterm, python, libjs-jquery, libxml-simple-perl, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7)
Recommends: ntp | time-daemon | ntp-simple, logrotate, libmyth-python, libmythtv-perl
Suggests: mythtv-frontend, mythweb, mythtv-database, xmltv-util
Conflicts: mythtv (<< 0.8-1)
Filename: pool/multiverse/m/mythtv/mythtv-backend_0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1057338
MD5sum: b6d57c00d8251f7e6d34de02bb148a3e
SHA1: 01f95fa4d9cde3d7bc1c1fae910a1437e4cfbfb9
SHA256: e6ef99521516aa3c9da11189dda55b2d4387de7d3b0ef9e2dfb68df8259221cd
Description-en: Personal video recorder application (server)
MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing
television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.
.
This package contains only the server software, which provides video and
audio capture and encoding services. In order to be useful, it requires a
mythtv-frontend installation, either on the same system or one reachable
via the network.
.
A database is also required. The mythtv-database package must be installed,
either on the same system, or one reachable via the network.
.
For a complete installation of all MythTV components, install the 'mythtv'
package.
Description-md5: 4189ea20703eb6b6e6312c0b94ed00e2
Homepage: http://www.mythtv.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master