How To Install python-mediainfodll on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mediainfodll on Debian 9. python-mediainfodll is library for reading metadata from media files – shared library

Introduction

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

What is python-mediainfodll

python-mediainfodll is:

MediaInfo is a library used for retrieving technical information and other metadata about audio or video files.

A non-exhaustive list of the information MediaInfo can retrieve from media files include:

  • General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration…
  • Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate…
  • Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate…
  • Text: language of subtitle
  • Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters

MediaInfo supports the following formats:

  • Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)…
  • Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC…)
  • Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF…
  • Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI…

This package contains the Python 2.x module required for using this library from Python 2.x applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-mediainfodll

Install python-mediainfodll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mediainfodll

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-mediainfodll

How To Uninstall python-mediainfodll on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mediainfodll

Uninstall python-mediainfodll And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mediainfodll

Remove python-mediainfodll Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mediainfodll

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-mediainfodll have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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