Install xawtv on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xawtv

Learn how to install xawtv with the command sudo apt-get install xawtv on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of xawtv:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: xawtv

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install xawtv

Package Details

Package:xawtv
Version:3.102-3
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:television viewer - X11 application XawTV is an X11 application which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices and the Xvideo extension.
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/x11

How to install xawtv on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install xawtv on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xawtv

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If xawtv is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xawtv' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xawtv
Package `xawtv' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing xawtv:

After system update use the following command to install xawtv:

sudo apt-get install xawtv

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove xawtv from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xawtv from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the xawtv following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  xawtv

Following command is used to remove the xawtv package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xawtv

This will remove xawtv and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing xawtv with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge xawtv

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xawtv

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xawtv package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.