How To Install mopidy-podcast on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-podcast on Debian 9. mopidy-podcast is Mopidy extension for searching and browsing podcasts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-podcast on Debian 9.

What is mopidy-podcast

mopidy-podcast is:

Mopidy is a music server which can play music from multiple sources, like your local hard drive, radio streams, and from Spotify and SoundCloud.

This package provides a Mopidy extension for searching and browsing podcasts. To be useful, it must be combined with extensions that provide podcast content, like mopidy-podcast-gpodder and mopidy-podcast-itunes.

There are three methods to install mopidy-podcast on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mopidy-podcast Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mopidy-podcast

Install mopidy-podcast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mopidy-podcast

Install mopidy-podcast 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install mopidy-podcast

How To Uninstall mopidy-podcast on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mopidy-podcast package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mopidy-podcast

Uninstall mopidy-podcast And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mopidy-podcast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mopidy-podcast

Remove mopidy-podcast Configurations and Data

To remove mopidy-podcast configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mopidy-podcast

Remove mopidy-podcast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mopidy-podcast

Dependencies

mopidy-podcast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mopidy-podcast package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.