How To Install libcoverart1 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart1 on Ubuntu.
What is libcoverart1
libcoverart1 is:
The Cover Art Archive (CAA) is a joint project between MusicBrainz and Internet Archive that provides a covert art image database for music releases. Libcoverart is a client library to access the data stored in the CAA.
This package contains the shared library for the C wrapper functions.
There are three methods to install libcoverart1 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcoverart1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoverart1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcoverart1
Install libcoverart1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoverart1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcoverart1
Install libcoverart1 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 libcoverart1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcoverart1
How To Uninstall libcoverart1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcoverart1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcoverart1
Uninstall libcoverart1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcoverart1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoverart1
Remove libcoverart1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcoverart1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcoverart1
Remove libcoverart1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcoverart1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoverart1
Dependencies
libcoverart1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.