{"id":33283,"date":"2021-01-24T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T15:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33283"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:18:06","slug":"tv-lite-gtk-3-iptv-sopcast-acestream-player-for-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/tv-lite-gtk-3-iptv-sopcast-acestream-player-for-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"TV-Lite – GTK 3 IPTV, Sopcast, Acestream Player for Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TV-Lite is a free open-source IPTV player with Sopcast and Acestream handling capabilities, which runs in Linux and Windows.<\/p>\n

TV-Lite<\/a> aims to be a replacement for the older TV-Maxe. It so far uses VLC for media playback, and need Acestream and \/ or Sopcast for this program to be able to handle the respective stream types.<\/p>\n

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How to install TV-Lite in Ubuntu via PPA:<\/h3>\n

UPDATE July 2025: TV-Lite revived. For Ubuntu 24.04, Windows, and other Linux, go to the official website<\/a> for the installer packages.<\/b><\/p>\n

There’s an Ubuntu PPA<\/a> maintains the software packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Linux Mint 20.<\/p>\n

1.)<\/b> Open terminal<\/code> from system application launcher, and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tv-lite\/ppa-git<\/pre>\n
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2.)<\/b> You can then install the player via command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install sp-auth tv-lite<\/pre>\n
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Once installed, open the player from system app menu and you can add following line into Menu -> “Manage subscriptions” for free TVs.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/is.gd\/freeiptvall<\/pre>\n
How to Remove TV-Lite:<\/h3>\n
To remove the IPTV player, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove sp-auth tv-lite<\/pre>\n
And remove the Ubuntu PPA via command:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:tv-lite\/ppa-git<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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