How To Install python3-musicpd on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-musicpd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-musicpd is Python MPD client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-musicpd on Debian 10.

What is python3-musicpd

python3-musicpd is:

An MPD (Music Player Daemon) client library written in pure Python.

python-musicpd is actually a fork of python-mpd

While python-mpd runs only with python2, this fork intends to support python3 only.

There are three methods to install python3-musicpd 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 python3-musicpd 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-musicpd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-musicpd

Install python3-musicpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-musicpd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-musicpd

How To Uninstall python3-musicpd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-musicpd

Uninstall python3-musicpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-musicpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-musicpd

Remove python3-musicpd Configurations and Data

To remove python3-musicpd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-musicpd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-musicpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-musicpd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.