How To Install python-mpd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpd on Debian 9.
What is python-mpd
python-mpd is:
Fast MPD (Music Player Daemon) client library written in pure Python. It was written to be a replacement for python-mpdclient which is a bit outdated and does not perform good in many situations.
This is the Python 2 version of python-mpd2, a fork of the original python-mpd.
There are three methods to install python-mpd 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-mpd 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-mpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mpd
Install python-mpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mpd
Install python-mpd 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-mpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mpd
How To Uninstall python-mpd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-mpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mpd
Uninstall python-mpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mpd
Remove python-mpd Configurations and Data
To remove python-mpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mpd
Remove python-mpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mpd
Dependencies
python-mpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.