How To Install kscd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscd on Debian 9. kscd is audio CD player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscd on Debian 9.

What is kscd

kscd is:

KsCD is an audio CD player. It uses the Compact Disc DataBase to fetch album information automatically.

This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.

There are three methods to install kscd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kscd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kscd

Install kscd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kscd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kscd

Install kscd 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kscd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kscd

How To Uninstall kscd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kscd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kscd

Uninstall kscd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kscd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kscd

Remove kscd Configurations and Data

To remove kscd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kscd

Remove kscd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kscd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kscd

Dependencies

kscd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.