How To Install python-gpod on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpod on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gpod
python-gpod is:
libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist stored on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod.
This package contains the Python bindings for the library.
There are three methods to install python-gpod on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-gpod 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-gpod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gpod
Install python-gpod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gpod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gpod
Install python-gpod 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 python-gpod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gpod
How To Uninstall python-gpod on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gpod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gpod
Uninstall python-gpod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gpod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gpod
Remove python-gpod Configurations and Data
To remove python-gpod configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gpod
Remove python-gpod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gpod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gpod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpod package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.