How To Install dvb-fe-tool on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install dvb-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is dvb-fe-tool and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install dvb-fe-tool on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install dvb-fe-tool using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install dvb-fe-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dvb-tools

Install dvb-fe-tool using apt

Because dvb-fe-tool is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install dvb-fe-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dvb-tools

Install dvb-fe-tool using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install dvb-fe-tool by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvb-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package dvb-fe-tool using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the dvb-fe-tool, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install dvb-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install dvb-tools

How To Uninstall dvb-fe-tool from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dvb-fe-tool package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dvb-tools

Uninstall dvb-fe-tool and all its dependencies

To uninstall dvb-fe-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvb-tools

Remove dvb-fe-tool with all configurations and data

To remove dvb-fe-tool configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dvb-tools

Remove dvb-fe-tool completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to dvb-fe-tool package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvb-tools

Extra info and code examples

This is a series of tools written to help testing and working with DVB, using its latest V5 API. The tools can also work with the DVBv3 API. The current tools are: dvb-fe-tool: a simple test application, that reads from the frontend. it also allows one to change the default delivery system. In the future, it may be used to change any property via command line. dvb-format-convert: converts from zap and scan initial-tuning-data-file into the new format defined to work with DVBv5. dvbv5-scan: a DVBv5 scan tool. dvbv5-zap: a DVBv5 zap tool. It allows one to tune into a DVB channel, and to watch to a DVB service (e. g. receiving the video and audio streams, via another application using the dvr device).

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install dvb-fe-tool using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the dvb-fe-tool from Ubuntu 22.04.

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