How To Install libpiano0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpiano0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libpiano0 is library to interface with Pandora radio – runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpiano0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpiano0

libpiano0 is:

libpiano is a cross-platform library to interface with the personalized web radio Pandora, supporting all important features the official Flash™ client has:

* Create, delete, rename stations and add more music
* Rate and temporary ban tracks as well as move them to another station
* “Shared stations”

and some that it does not have (yet):

* last.fm scrobbling
* Proxy support for use in areas not supported by Pandora (outside the USA)

You need an account in order to use this player, so please consider create one for free before using pianobar at https://pandora.com.

This package provides the runtime files used to run application built against libpiano.

There are three methods to install libpiano0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpiano0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpiano0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpiano0

Install libpiano0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpiano0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpiano0

Install libpiano0 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 libpiano0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpiano0

How To Uninstall libpiano0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpiano0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpiano0

Uninstall libpiano0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpiano0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpiano0

Remove libpiano0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpiano0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpiano0

Remove libpiano0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpiano0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpiano0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpiano0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.