How To Install python-gpod on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpod on Debian 9. python-gpod is Python bindings for libgpod

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpod on Debian 9.

What is python-gpod

python-gpod is:

libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist stored on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod.

This package contains the Python bindings for the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gpod

Install python-gpod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gpod

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-gpod

How To Uninstall python-gpod on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-gpod

Uninstall python-gpod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-gpod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gpod

Remove python-gpod Configurations and Data

To remove python-gpod configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gpod

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-gpod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpod package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.