How To Install pithos on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install pithos

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is pithos and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install pithos on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install pithos using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install pithos using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pithos

Install pithos using apt

Because pithos is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install pithos using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pithos

Install pithos 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install pithos by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pithos

How to upgrade (update) a single package pithos using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the pithos, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install pithos

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install pithos

How To Uninstall pithos from Debian 11

To uninstall only the pithos package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pithos

Uninstall pithos and all its dependencies

To uninstall pithos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pithos

Remove pithos with all configurations and data

To remove pithos configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pithos

Remove pithos completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to pithos package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pithos

Extra info and code examples

Pithos is a cross-platform desktop client for the personalized web radio Pandora, supporting all important features the official Flash?? client has. Pithos was based on pianobar, a console client for Pandora. In addition to sporting a GTK+ GUI, Pithos has feature-parity with pianobar. Out of concern for the longevity of Pandora Media Inc., the software authors would recommend subscribing to Pandora One. You need an account in order to use this player, so please consider create one for free before using pianobar at http://pandora.com.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install pithos using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the pithos from Debian 11.

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