How To Install libcoverart-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libcoverart-doc is library to access the Cover Art Archive (developer documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcoverart-doc

libcoverart-doc is:

The Cover Art Archive (CAA) is a joint project between MusicBrainz and Internet Archive that provides a covert art image database for music releases. Libcoverart is a client library to access the data stored in the CAA.

This package contains the developer documentation.

There are three methods to install libcoverart-doc 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 libcoverart-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcoverart-doc

Install libcoverart-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoverart-doc

Install libcoverart-doc 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 libcoverart-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoverart-doc

How To Uninstall libcoverart-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcoverart-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoverart-doc

Uninstall libcoverart-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoverart-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoverart-doc

Remove libcoverart-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libcoverart-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoverart-doc

Remove libcoverart-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoverart-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.