How To Install python-pylast on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pylast on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pylast is Python interface to Last.fm and other compatible services

Introduction

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

What is python-pylast

python-pylast is:

Last.fm is a service providing a way to keep a record of what the users listen to and offering music recommendations based on that record.

This interface allows access to all the data exposed by the Last.fm API as well as to the scrobbling functionality.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pylast

Install python-pylast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pylast

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pylast

How To Uninstall python-pylast on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pylast

Uninstall python-pylast And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pylast

Remove python-pylast Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pylast

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pylast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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