How To Install python3-pymad on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymad on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pymad
python3-pymad is:
This module makes the MAD MP3 decoder library available to Python 3 programs. It provides a high-level API to the MAD functions, that make reading audio data from an MPEG stream simple.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pymad 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-pymad 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-pymad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymad
Install python3-pymad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pymad
Install python3-pymad 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-pymad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymad
How To Uninstall python3-pymad on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pymad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pymad
Uninstall python3-pymad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pymad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymad
Remove python3-pymad Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pymad configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymad
Remove python3-pymad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pymad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymad
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymad package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
