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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "opencaster" package

This guide let you learn how to install opencaster on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: opencaster
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 893
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.2+dfsg-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libdvbcsa1 (>= 1.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Suggests: opencaster-doc
Filename: pool/universe/o/opencaster/opencaster_3.2.2+dfsg-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 127034
MD5sum: 869a8710e1c96e8ba3eb0ef4709e4835
SHA1: e527a26af761be70ee29bd2fac6bba47dad5e9f5
SHA256: 3238fa274ba224080425562d7130922e601102f99f059ab6989d39d12c872376
Description-en: MPEG2 transport stream data generator and packet manipulator
OpenCaster is a collection of tools for Linux system to play out and
multiplex MPEG2 transport stream format.
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Use-cases:
- MHP, MHEG5, HbbTv and others interactive tv standards object carousel
broadcast
- Playout of locally stored, offline encoded audio and video for non-live
tv and radio stations
- Multiplexing of input multicasted UDP transport stream to output
multicasted UDP transport stream
- VOD system based on mpeg2 transport stream over IP or over DVB for
walled garden network like hotels with coax or ethernet.
- DVB-SSU update
- Data casting
- IP encapsualtor
- PSI/SI generator
- EPG generator
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OpenCaster output has been successfully integrated with a long list of
dvb products, among them there are products by Cisco/Scientific Atlanta,
Ericsson/Tandberg, Dektec, Eurotek, Harmonic/Scopus, MainConcept, Mitan,
Screen Service, Adtec, Wellav, Sr-Systems, Deltacast, ...
Integration is tested and available on the Avalpa Broadcast Server
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OpenCaster has been tested with Rohde & Schwarz DVM100L, Rohde & Schwarz
DVM 400, Dektec StreamXpert and a countless number of set top boxes,
digital receivers and flat panels
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- PSI generation (PAT, PMT, NIT, SDT, TDT, AIT, TOT, ...)
- EPG/EIT generation
- Object and data carousel generation and receivement (MHP, MHEG5, HbbTv,
DVB-SSU, DSMCC, ...)
- third party software AC-3, MPEG2 audio, MPEG2 video and H264 video
encoders support
- Audio Description generation support
- IP encapsulation (MPE)
- CBR transport stream muxing
- PCR stamping
- Null packet replacement
- PID filtering
- PID remapping
- Null packet insertion
- Video buffer verifier
- PCR timing verifier
- PES headers analyzer
- MPEG2 video and MPEG2/AC-3 audio ES header analyzer
- M2TS file generation from TS file
Description-md5: 358cc677b969f28911a8484191752a09
Homepage: http://www.avalpa.com/the-key-values/15-free-software/33-opencaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu