How To Install autoradio on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoradio on Ubuntu 20.04. autoradio is radio automation software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoradio on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is autoradio

autoradio is:

Simple to use, starting from digital audio files, manage on-air broadcasting over a radio-station or web-radio. The main components are:

* Player (gstreamer): plays all your media files and send
  digital sound to an audio device or audio server

* Scheduler: real time manager for emission of special audio files
  like jingles, spots, playlist and programs; interact with player
  like supervisor User

* Interface: WEB interface to monitor the player and scheduler and
  admin the schedules for the complete control over your station
  format. The web interface allows you to easily publish podcasts
  that conform to the RSS 2.0 and iTunes RSS podcast specifications
  The web interface provide a "full compatible" ogg player.

Developed with Python, Django, Dbus it works in an production environment

There are three methods to install autoradio on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install autoradio Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install autoradio

Install autoradio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install autoradio using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autoradio

Install autoradio 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 autoradio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autoradio

How To Uninstall autoradio on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the autoradio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autoradio

Uninstall autoradio And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autoradio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoradio

Remove autoradio Configurations and Data

To remove autoradio configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autoradio

Remove autoradio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoradio

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoradio package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.