How To Install python-eyed3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-eyed3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-eyed3 is Python module for id3-tags manipulation (Python 2 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eyed3 on Debian 10.

What is python-eyed3

python-eyed3 is:

A Python module for the manipulation of ID3 tags. It supports versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.3, and 2.4 of the ID3 standard. It can also retrieve information such as length and bit rate from an MP3 file.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-eyed3 on Debian 10. 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-eyed3 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-eyed3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-eyed3

Install python-eyed3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-eyed3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-eyed3

Install python-eyed3 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-eyed3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-eyed3

How To Uninstall python-eyed3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-eyed3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-eyed3

Uninstall python-eyed3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-eyed3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-eyed3

Remove python-eyed3 Configurations and Data

To remove python-eyed3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-eyed3

Remove python-eyed3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-eyed3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-eyed3

Dependencies

python-eyed3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eyed3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.