How To Install python-pyalsa on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyalsa on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyalsa is Official ALSA Python binding library for Python2

Introduction

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

What is python-pyalsa

python-pyalsa is:

Official ALSA Python binding, including hardware management, mixer and sequencer control.

ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyalsa

Install python-pyalsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyalsa

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyalsa

How To Uninstall python-pyalsa on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyalsa

Uninstall python-pyalsa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyalsa

Remove python-pyalsa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyalsa

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyalsa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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