Using fedora, assume root privileges then install the dvb utilities with. Lts stands for longterm support which means five years, until april 2023, of free security and maintenance updates, guaranteed. The linux kernel media subsystems provide support for devices like webcams, streaming capture and output, analog tv, digital tv, amfm radio, sofware digital radio sdr, remote controllers and encodersdecoders for. Download dvb apps packages for altlinux, debian, fedora, freebsd, mageia, openmandriva, pclinuxos, rosa, slackware, ubuntu. Above command will download the package lists for ubuntu 16. Using suse, assume root privileges then install the dvb utilities with. In terms of dvb software, the abbreviated zap relates to several small command line utilities found in the contents of the linuxtv dvb apps package. Linux dvb api applications and utilities atvcaptaindvb apps.
The linuxtv v4l dvb drivers only work in conjunction with reasonably new kernels. Contribute to tufeidvbapps development by creating an account on github. Does not work on armv7 platform compiles, but czap cant connect to frontend0. Applications and utilities geared towards the initial setup, testing and operation of an dvb device supporting the dvb s, dvb c, dvb. Ubuntu details of source package linuxtvdvbapps in bionic.
Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system. The linuxtv community develops and maintains the linux kernel media subsystems and several userspace libraries and applications. The tools should also be backward compatible with the older v3 dvb api. The program zap found within the dvb apps utilzap directory of the package download is really intended for developer use. Download the latest lts version of ubuntu, for desktop pcs and laptops. Most linux distributions have a dvbutils package which will be a breeze to install. This information about howto setup dvb pci card for internet tested with b2c2 chipset using ubuntu 5.