How To Install python3-livestreamer on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-livestreamer on Debian 9.
What is python3-livestreamer
python3-livestreamer is:
The API lists available video qualities from URLs which are visible to a service??s users. It can extract any such quality and pass on the raw video data.
Currently most of the big streaming services are supported (e.g. Dailymotion, Livestream, Justin.tv, Twitch, YouTube Live and UStream) and more specialized content providers can be added easily using Livestreamer??s plugin system.
This package makes Livestreamer APIs accessible in Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-livestreamer 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 python3-livestreamer 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-livestreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-livestreamer
Install python3-livestreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-livestreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-livestreamer
Install python3-livestreamer 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 python3-livestreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-livestreamer
How To Uninstall python3-livestreamer on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-livestreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-livestreamer
Uninstall python3-livestreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-livestreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-livestreamer
Remove python3-livestreamer Configurations and Data
To remove python3-livestreamer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-livestreamer
Remove python3-livestreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-livestreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-livestreamer
Dependencies
python3-livestreamer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-livestreamer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
