How to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

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

	sudo apt-get install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

Package Details

Package:vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice
Version:2.2.0-6
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.tvdr.de/
Description:Plugin that adds support for full featured SD-DVB cards to VDR Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-receiver program using Linux and DVB technologies. It allows one to record MPEG2 streams, as well as output the stream to TV. . This package contains the dvbsddevice-plugin, which implements the output device for the "Full Featured" DVB cards based on the TechnoTrend/Fujitsu-Siemens design.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/video

How to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

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 16.10 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 vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice
dpkg-query: package 'vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice' 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 vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice:

After system update use the following command to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice:

sudo apt-get install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

Following command is used to remove the vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

This will remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice

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