How To Install cdlabelgen on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdlabelgen on Debian 10.
What is cdlabelgen
cdlabelgen is:
cdlabelgen was designed to simplify the process of generating labels for CDs and DVDs. It originated as a program to allow auto generation of front cards and tray cards for CDs burned via an automated mechanism (specifically for archiving data), but has now become popular for labelling CD compilations of mp3’s, and copies of CDs. Note that cdlabelgen does not actually print anything–it just spits out postscript, which you can then do with as you please.
There are three methods to install cdlabelgen 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 cdlabelgen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdlabelgen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdlabelgen
Install cdlabelgen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdlabelgen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdlabelgen
Install cdlabelgen 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 cdlabelgen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdlabelgen
How To Uninstall cdlabelgen on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cdlabelgen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdlabelgen
Uninstall cdlabelgen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdlabelgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdlabelgen
Remove cdlabelgen Configurations and Data
To remove cdlabelgen configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdlabelgen
Remove cdlabelgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdlabelgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdlabelgen
Dependencies
cdlabelgen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdlabelgen package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
