How To Install libmpd-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmpd-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmpd-dev is High-level client library for accessing Music Player Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpd-dev on Debian 10.

What is libmpd-dev

libmpd-dev is:

LibMpd is a library that provides high-level, callback-based access to Music Player Daemon (mpd).

This package contains the development libraries, headers and documentation.

There are three methods to install libmpd-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmpd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmpd-dev

Install libmpd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmpd-dev

Install libmpd-dev 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 libmpd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmpd-dev

How To Uninstall libmpd-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libmpd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmpd-dev

Uninstall libmpd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmpd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpd-dev

Remove libmpd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmpd-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmpd-dev

Remove libmpd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpd-dev

Dependencies

libmpd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpd-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.