How To Install python-kaa-metadata on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kaa-metadata on Ubuntu 18.04. python-kaa-metadata is Media Metadata for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-kaa-metadata

python-kaa-metadata is:

Kaa Metadata is a Media Meta Data retrieval framework. It retrieves metadata from mp3, ogg, avi, jpg, tiff and other file formats. Among others it thereby parses ID3v2, ID3v1, EXIF, IPTC and Vorbis data into an object oriented struture.

The Kaa Media Repository is a set of Python modules related to media.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-kaa-metadata

Install python-kaa-metadata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-kaa-metadata

Install python-kaa-metadata 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-kaa-metadata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-kaa-metadata

How To Uninstall python-kaa-metadata on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-kaa-metadata

Uninstall python-kaa-metadata And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kaa-metadata

Remove python-kaa-metadata Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-kaa-metadata

Remove python-kaa-metadata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-kaa-metadata

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Summary

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