How To Install python-audioread on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-audioread on Debian 9.
What is python-audioread
python-audioread is:
Decode audio files using whichever backend is available. The library currently supports:
- GStreamer via gst-python.
- MAD via the pymad bindings.
- FFmpeg via the ffmpeg command-line interface.
- The standard library wave and aifc modules (for WAV and AIFF files).
There are three methods to install python-audioread 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 python-audioread 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-audioread using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-audioread
Install python-audioread Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-audioread using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-audioread
Install python-audioread 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 python-audioread using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-audioread
How To Uninstall python-audioread on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-audioread package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-audioread
Uninstall python-audioread And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-audioread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-audioread
Remove python-audioread Configurations and Data
To remove python-audioread configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-audioread
Remove python-audioread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-audioread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-audioread
Dependencies
python-audioread have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-audioread package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.