How To Install python-audioread on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-audioread on Debian 9. python-audioread is Backend-agnostic audio decoding Python package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-audioread on Debian 9.

What is python-audioread

python-audioread is:

Decode audio files using whichever backend is available. The library currently supports:

  • GStreamer via gst-python.
  • MAD via the pymad bindings.
  • FFmpeg via the ffmpeg command-line interface.
  • The standard library wave and aifc modules (for WAV and AIFF files).

There are three methods to install python-audioread 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 python-audioread Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-audioread

Install python-audioread Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-audioread

Install python-audioread 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 python-audioread using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-audioread

How To Uninstall python-audioread on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-audioread

Uninstall python-audioread And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-audioread

Remove python-audioread Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-audioread

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-audioread have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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