How To Install libcddb2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcddb2 on Debian 11. libcddb2 is library to access CDDB data - runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcddb2 on Debian 11.

What is libcddb2

libcddb2 is:

libcddb is a C library to access data about Audio CD on a CDDB server

It allows one to search the database for CD matches, get detailed information about a CD and submit new CD entries to the database. It supports both the custom CDDB protocol and the tunneling of the query over HTTP. HTTP Proxying is supported. It also features a cache system.

This package contains the runtime library required to run libcddb-enabled programs.

There are three methods to install libcddb2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcddb2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcddb2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcddb2

Install libcddb2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcddb2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcddb2

Install libcddb2 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 libcddb2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcddb2

How To Uninstall libcddb2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcddb2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcddb2

Uninstall libcddb2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcddb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcddb2

Remove libcddb2 Configurations and Data

To remove libcddb2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcddb2

Remove libcddb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcddb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcddb2

Dependencies

libcddb2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcddb2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.