How To Install id3v2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install id3v2 on Debian 10.
What is id3v2
id3v2 is:
A command-line tool to add, modify, remove, or view ID3v2 tags, as well as convert or list ID3v1 tags. ID3 tags are commonly embedded in compressed music files such as MP3 and are the standard way to more fully describe the work than would normally be allowed by putting the information in the filename.
There are three methods to install id3v2 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 id3v2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install id3v2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install id3v2
Install id3v2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install id3v2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install id3v2
Install id3v2 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 id3v2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install id3v2
How To Uninstall id3v2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the id3v2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove id3v2
Uninstall id3v2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall id3v2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove id3v2
Remove id3v2 Configurations and Data
To remove id3v2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge id3v2
Remove id3v2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove id3v2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge id3v2
Dependencies
id3v2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install id3v2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.