How To Install python3-aiortc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiortc on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-aiortc is implementation of WebRTC and ORTC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiortc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-aiortc

python3-aiortc is:

aiortc is a library for Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) and Object Real-Time Communication (ORTC) in Python. It is built on top of asyncio, Python’s standard asynchronous I/O framework.

The API closely follows its JavaScript counterpart while using pythonic constructs:

  • promises are replaced by coroutines
  • events are emitted using pyee.EventEmitter

There are three methods to install python3-aiortc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-aiortc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-aiortc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-aiortc

Install python3-aiortc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-aiortc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-aiortc

Install python3-aiortc 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 python3-aiortc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-aiortc

How To Uninstall python3-aiortc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-aiortc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-aiortc

Uninstall python3-aiortc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-aiortc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-aiortc

Remove python3-aiortc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-aiortc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-aiortc

Remove python3-aiortc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-aiortc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-aiortc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiortc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.