How To Install libchromaprint-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchromaprint-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libchromaprint-tools
libchromaprint-tools is:
Chromaprint is a library for calculating audio fingerprints which are used by the Acoustid service. Its main purpose is to provide an accurate identifier for record tracks
This package provides the fpcalc utility.
There are three methods to install libchromaprint-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchromaprint-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libchromaprint-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchromaprint-tools
Install libchromaprint-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchromaprint-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchromaprint-tools
Install libchromaprint-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libchromaprint-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchromaprint-tools
How To Uninstall libchromaprint-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libchromaprint-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchromaprint-tools
Uninstall libchromaprint-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchromaprint-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchromaprint-tools
Remove libchromaprint-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libchromaprint-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchromaprint-tools
Remove libchromaprint-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchromaprint-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchromaprint-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchromaprint-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
