How To Install python-pyaudio on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyaudio on Debian 9.
What is python-pyaudio
python-pyaudio is:
PyAudio provides Python bindings for PortAudio v19, the cross-platform audio I/O library. PyAudio makes it easy to use Python to play and record audio via pythonic wrappers around the PortAudio API. This package is for Python2.
There are three methods to install python-pyaudio 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-pyaudio 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-pyaudio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyaudio
Install python-pyaudio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyaudio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyaudio
Install python-pyaudio 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-pyaudio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyaudio
How To Uninstall python-pyaudio on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyaudio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyaudio
Uninstall python-pyaudio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyaudio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyaudio
Remove python-pyaudio Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyaudio configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyaudio
Remove python-pyaudio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyaudio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyaudio
Dependencies
python-pyaudio have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyaudio package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
