How To Install python3-pyaudio on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyaudio on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-pyaudio
python3-pyaudio is:
PyAudio provides Python bindings for PortAudio v19, the cross-platform audio I/O library. PyAudio makes it easy to use Python to play and record audio via pythonic wrappers around the PortAudio API. This package is for Python3.
There are three methods to install python3-pyaudio on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-pyaudio 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-pyaudio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyaudio
Install python3-pyaudio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyaudio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyaudio
Install python3-pyaudio 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-pyaudio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyaudio
How To Uninstall python3-pyaudio on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-pyaudio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyaudio
Uninstall python3-pyaudio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyaudio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyaudio
Remove python3-pyaudio Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyaudio configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyaudio
Remove python3-pyaudio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyaudio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyaudio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyaudio package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
