How To Install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
libmusicbrainz-discid-perl is:
MusicBrainz::DiscID is a Perl interface to the MusicBrainz libdiscid library. It is useful for calculating a MusicBrainz DiscID from an audio compact disc in the drive. The coding style differs slightly from the C library as this module supports Perl’s Object-Oriented programming features.
There are three methods to install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl 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 libmusicbrainz-discid-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl 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 libmusicbrainz-discid-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
How To Uninstall libmusicbrainz-discid-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmusicbrainz-discid-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Uninstall libmusicbrainz-discid-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmusicbrainz-discid-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Remove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Remove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmusicbrainz-discid-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmusicbrainz-discid-perl
Dependencies
libmusicbrainz-discid-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz-discid-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.