How To Install python-m3u8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m3u8 on Debian 9.
What is python-m3u8
python-m3u8 is:
m3u8 library can load and parse m3u8 HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) playlist. It supports DRM and variable bitrates.
The basic usage is to create a playlist object from uri, file path or directly from a string.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-m3u8 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-m3u8 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-m3u8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-m3u8
Install python-m3u8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-m3u8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-m3u8
Install python-m3u8 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-m3u8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-m3u8
How To Uninstall python-m3u8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-m3u8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-m3u8
Uninstall python-m3u8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-m3u8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-m3u8
Remove python-m3u8 Configurations and Data
To remove python-m3u8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-m3u8
Remove python-m3u8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-m3u8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-m3u8
Dependencies
python-m3u8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m3u8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
