How To Install libmyth-python on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth-python on Ubuntu 20.04. libmyth-python is Python library to access some MythTV features

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth-python on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libmyth-python

libmyth-python is:

MythTV provides a unified graphical interface for recording and viewing television programs. Refer to the mythtv package for more information.

This package contains files needed for some python MythTV add-ons.

There are three methods to install libmyth-python on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmyth-python Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmyth-python using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmyth-python

Install libmyth-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmyth-python using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmyth-python

Install libmyth-python Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmyth-python using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmyth-python

How To Uninstall libmyth-python on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libmyth-python package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmyth-python

Uninstall libmyth-python And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmyth-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmyth-python

Remove libmyth-python Configurations and Data

To remove libmyth-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmyth-python

Remove libmyth-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmyth-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmyth-python

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmyth-python package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.