How to Install and Uninstall w-scan Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "w-scan" package

Learn how to install w-scan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                w-scan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "w-scan" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall w-scan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: w-scan
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 386
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian VDR Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20141122-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Filename: pool/universe/w/w-scan/w-scan_20141122-1_amd64.deb
Size: 107026
MD5sum: f9e56626ca30f0d27d4a6359407efa70
SHA1: 5d70bb2178a39c87c2a63075221241e87918b5ae
SHA256: 92fbada4d397e169f0c82967ba1e9392eff4c39fe38635f0188b59feef1d22df
Description-en: Channel scanning tool for DVB and ATSC channels
w_scan scans for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T, DVB-C and ATSC channels and creates a
channels.conf, that can be used directly by the Linux Video Disc Recorder VDR.
It is also possible to output channels in a format readable by the
czap/tzap tools provided by linuxtv-dvb-zap, xine, totem, kaffeine or me-tv.
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Unlike the scan utility in linuxtv-dvb-apps, there is no need to specify
an initial transponder and w_scan automatically detects the DVB or ATSC
card to be used.
Description-md5: 73c6a77b6ba405abcb60f0a991ab8098
Homepage: http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu