How To Install libdiscid-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid-doc on Debian 9. libdiscid-doc is library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid-doc on Debian 9.

What is libdiscid-doc

libdiscid-doc is:

libdiscid is a library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. It reads a CD’s table of contents (TOC) and generates an identifier which can be used to lookup the CD at MusicBrainz (http://musicbrainz.org). Additionally, it provides a submission URL for adding the DiscID to the database.

This package constains the documentation for libdiscid.

There are three methods to install libdiscid-doc 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 libdiscid-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdiscid-doc

Install libdiscid-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdiscid-doc

Install libdiscid-doc 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 libdiscid-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdiscid-doc

How To Uninstall libdiscid-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdiscid-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdiscid-doc

Uninstall libdiscid-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdiscid-doc

Remove libdiscid-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libdiscid-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdiscid-doc

Remove libdiscid-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdiscid-doc

Dependencies

libdiscid-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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