How To Install cdtool on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdtool on Debian 10.
What is cdtool
cdtool is:
cdtool contains cdplay, cdeject, cdstop, cdpause, and several other programs for playing audio CDs and controlling a CD-ROM drive from the command line and in a quick and scriptable way.
cdown reads track info and queries a CDDB database for info on the current CD. cdctrl is a command line utility for controlling a CD-ROM drive interactively and from scripts. cdir keeps track of the contents of different CDs using a workman-compatible database.
There are three methods to install cdtool 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 cdtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdtool
Install cdtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdtool
Install cdtool 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 cdtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdtool
How To Uninstall cdtool on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cdtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdtool
Uninstall cdtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdtool
Remove cdtool Configurations and Data
To remove cdtool configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdtool
Remove cdtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdtool
Dependencies
cdtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdtool package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.