How To Install python3-rtmidi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rtmidi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-rtmidi
python3-rtmidi is:
Python binding for RtMidi implemented with Cython and provides a thin wrapper around the RtMidi C++ interface. The API is basically the same as the C++ one but with the naming scheme of classes, methods and parameters adapted to the Python naming structure.
There are three methods to install python3-rtmidi 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-rtmidi 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-rtmidi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-rtmidi
Install python3-rtmidi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-rtmidi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-rtmidi
Install python3-rtmidi 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-rtmidi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-rtmidi
How To Uninstall python3-rtmidi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-rtmidi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-rtmidi
Uninstall python3-rtmidi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-rtmidi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rtmidi
Remove python3-rtmidi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-rtmidi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rtmidi
Remove python3-rtmidi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-rtmidi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rtmidi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rtmidi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
