How To Install libmpd-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpd-dev on Debian 9.
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 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 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
