How To Install python-libconcord on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libconcord on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libconcord is Harmony remote configuration tool - Python bindings

Introduction

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

What is python-libconcord

python-libconcord is:

The Logitech Harmony is a highly configurable universal IR remote control compatible with most multimedia devices. The concordance software suite allows you to program such remotes using a configuration object retrieved from the harmonyremote.com website.

This package contains the Python bindings for the concordance framework.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libconcord

Install python-libconcord Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libconcord

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-libconcord

How To Uninstall python-libconcord on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libconcord

Uninstall python-libconcord And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libconcord

Remove python-libconcord Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libconcord

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

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

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

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Summary

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