How To Install python-mpdclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpdclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mpdclient
python-mpdclient is:
mpdclient is a simple Python interface to MPD, the Music Player Daemon. It provides an interface analogous to the libmpdclient C library, allowing for expeditious scripting of any mpd instance and ease of MPD client development.
There are three methods to install python-mpdclient 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-mpdclient 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-mpdclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mpdclient
Install python-mpdclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mpdclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mpdclient
Install python-mpdclient 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-mpdclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mpdclient
How To Uninstall python-mpdclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mpdclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mpdclient
Uninstall python-mpdclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mpdclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mpdclient
Remove python-mpdclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-mpdclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mpdclient
Remove python-mpdclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mpdclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mpdclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpdclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
