How To Install python3-mpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mpd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-mpd
python3-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 It was written to be a replacement for python-mpdclient which is a bit outdated and does not perform good in many situations.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 3 version of python-mpd2, a fork of the original python-mpd.
There are three methods to install python3-mpd 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 python3-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 python3-mpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-mpd
Install python3-mpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-mpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-mpd
Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-mpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-mpd
How To Uninstall python3-mpd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-mpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-mpd
Uninstall python3-mpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-mpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mpd
Remove python3-mpd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-mpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mpd
Remove python3-mpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-mpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-mpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
