How To Install python-csoundac on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-csoundac on Debian 9. python-csoundac is Python bindings for CsoundAC

Introduction

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

What is python-csoundac

python-csoundac is:

This is the Python interface to the Csound Algorithmic Composition library.

For more information on Csound, see the csound package.

There are three methods to install python-csoundac 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-csoundac 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-csoundac using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-csoundac

Install python-csoundac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-csoundac

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-csoundac

How To Uninstall python-csoundac on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-csoundac

Uninstall python-csoundac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-csoundac

Remove python-csoundac Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-csoundac

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-csoundac have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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