How To Install python-liblo on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-liblo on Debian 9.
What is python-liblo
python-liblo is:
pyliblo, provides Python 2 bindings for liblo, which is an implementation of the Open Sound Control specification and facilitates communication between various music applications.
Open Sound Control (OSC) is a protocol for communication among computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices that is optimized for modern networking technology.
There are three methods to install python-liblo 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-liblo 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-liblo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-liblo
Install python-liblo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-liblo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-liblo
Install python-liblo 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-liblo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-liblo
How To Uninstall python-liblo on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-liblo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-liblo
Uninstall python-liblo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-liblo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-liblo
Remove python-liblo Configurations and Data
To remove python-liblo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-liblo
Remove python-liblo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-liblo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-liblo
Dependencies
python-liblo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-liblo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.