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The latest official nxtvepg release is version 2.8.0, the latest stable release is 2.7.7. The difference between these two is a number of new features (see also a list of all details) which have been introduced in 2.8.0. If you already have a working installation of nxtvepg 2.7.7, you need only upgrade if you're interested in any of the new features. For new users it's recommended to start with 2.8.0 and only fall back to 2.7.7 if you encounter serious bugs (and if you do, please remember to report them in the discussion forum.)
When upgrading from older releases you should keep a copy of your old nxtvepg.ini file so that you can go back to the old software in case of problems (i.e. the older software will not be able to read an nxtvepg.ini file which was modified by newer releases.) Also note if you're using the nxtvepg acquisition daemon together with the nxtvepg GUI, both programs need to have the same version.
For older releases see the SourceForge File List.
Source distribution
This is the source distribution for Linux, NetBSD and FreeBSD: unpack the archive, then change into the source directory and compile with "make", install with "make install". If you encounter problems see the README file for more detailed instructions. Of course it's also possible to compile the Windows port from these sources; this is also explained in the README file.
You can build a RPM package from the source tarball simply by running rpm -ta nxtvepg-2.8.0.tar.gz and install it as usual with rpm -i.
Alternatively, pre-compiled packages are provided at the following sites (not necessarily the latest version):
- For Linux Red Hat/Fedora Core from
ATrpms.net,
for Debian from debian.org,
for other Linux distributions try rpmfind.net - For NetBSD at netbsd.org
- For FreeBSD at freebsd.org
Binary distribution for M$ Windows
If your TV card is not supported by the included dsdrv4 driver, you may download the WDM interface library (this feature is still experimental.)
Important notice for K!TV users: To use nxtvepg 2.8.0 with K!TV, you must copy a new version of library NextViewPlugin.dll which is included in the above package into the Plugin sub-directory in your K!TV installation.
Last but not least: alternative version for release 2.8.0: nxtvepg-2.8.0-win-utf8.zip. This variant uses UTF-8 encoding internally so that XMLTV files from outside of Western Europe can be imported and merged.
When installing nxtvepg from a ZIP archive: Simply unpack the nxtvepg archive into a new, empty directory and then double-click the nxtvepg.exe file to start the program.
If you're upgrading from an older version of nxtvepg, you can copy your previous INI file and databases into the new directory. Please refer to the Help menu or HTML manual page, section Getting Started for setup instructions.
For developers: A demo application for TV application interaction is available (see also FAQ): nxtvepg-2.8.0-tvsim.zip (see tvsim, vbirec or vbiplay manuals, or tvsim & nxtvepg and tvsim & vbirec screenshot)
Demo Database
If you do not receive any of the nexTView provider channels, download and browse the demo database to check out what you're missing.
To use the demo database, download it into your nxtvepg directory, decompress it
and load it with the command line arguments -demo nxdemodb.epg (Unix)
into nxtvepg, or simply drag and drop it onto the executable (Windows Explorer).
The copyright of the content of this database is by Swiss Tele text - please do not redistribute.