How To Install python-pychromecast on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pychromecast on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pychromecast
python-pychromecast is:
This library makes it easy to communicate with a Chromecast device using Python.
It currently supports:
- Auto discovering connected Chromecasts on the network
- Start the default media receiver and play any online media
- Control playback of current playing media
- Implement Google Chromecast API v2
- Communicate with apps via channels
- Easily extendable to add support for unsupported namespaces
There are three methods to install python-pychromecast 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-pychromecast 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-pychromecast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pychromecast
Install python-pychromecast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pychromecast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pychromecast
Install python-pychromecast 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-pychromecast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pychromecast
How To Uninstall python-pychromecast on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pychromecast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pychromecast
Uninstall python-pychromecast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pychromecast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pychromecast
Remove python-pychromecast Configurations and Data
To remove python-pychromecast configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pychromecast
Remove python-pychromecast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pychromecast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pychromecast
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pychromecast package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
