How To Install python-tagpy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tagpy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tagpy
python-tagpy is:
Binds Python to Scott Wheeler’s TagLib. Makes it easy to read ID3 tags from MP3 files, Xiph Comments from Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, and APE tags from MusePack files.
There are three methods to install python-tagpy 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-tagpy 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-tagpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tagpy
Install python-tagpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tagpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tagpy
Install python-tagpy 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-tagpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tagpy
How To Uninstall python-tagpy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tagpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tagpy
Uninstall python-tagpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tagpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tagpy
Remove python-tagpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-tagpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tagpy
Remove python-tagpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tagpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tagpy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tagpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
