How To Install python-acoustid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-acoustid on Ubuntu 18.04. python-acoustid is Acoustid interface implementation and Chromaprint bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-acoustid on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-acoustid

python-acoustid is:

Acoustid is a web service offering high quality acoustic fingerprinting system using the Chromaprint C library. This package provides Python bindings for the library as well as an interface to the web service.

There are three methods to install python-acoustid 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 python-acoustid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-acoustid

Install python-acoustid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-acoustid

Install python-acoustid 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 python-acoustid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-acoustid

How To Uninstall python-acoustid on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-acoustid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-acoustid

Uninstall python-acoustid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-acoustid

Remove python-acoustid Configurations and Data

To remove python-acoustid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-acoustid

Remove python-acoustid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-acoustid

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Summary

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