How To Install python-pyknon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyknon on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyknon is Simple Python music library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyknon on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyknon

python-pyknon is:

Pyknon helps to generate Midi files quickly and reason about musical proprieties.

It’s a library intended for teaching and demonstrating music for programmers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyknon

Install python-pyknon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyknon

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyknon

How To Uninstall python-pyknon on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyknon

Uninstall python-pyknon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyknon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyknon

Remove python-pyknon Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyknon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyknon

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyknon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.