How To Install python-pymediainfo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymediainfo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pymediainfo
python-pymediainfo is:
This library is a simple Python wrapper around the ffprobe or mediainfo command line utility.
There are three methods to install python-pymediainfo 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-pymediainfo 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-pymediainfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymediainfo
Install python-pymediainfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymediainfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymediainfo
Install python-pymediainfo 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-pymediainfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymediainfo
How To Uninstall python-pymediainfo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pymediainfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymediainfo
Uninstall python-pymediainfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymediainfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymediainfo
Remove python-pymediainfo Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymediainfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymediainfo
Remove python-pymediainfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymediainfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymediainfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymediainfo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.