Install w-scan on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install w-scan
Learn how to install w-scan with the command sudo apt-get install w-scan on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of w-scan:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: w-scan
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install w-scan
Package Details | |
| Package: | w-scan |
| Version: | 20111203-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html |
| Description: | 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. . 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. Homepage: http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/misc |
How to install w-scan on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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 w-scan is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L w-scan' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L w-scan Package `w-scan' 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 w-scan:
After system update use the following command to install w-scan:
sudo apt-get install w-scan
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 w-scan from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the w-scan 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 w-scan following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove w-scan
Following command is used to remove the w-scan package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove w-scan
This will remove w-scan and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing w-scan with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge w-scan
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove w-scan
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with w-scan package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.