How To Install libcoverart1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart1 on Kali Linux. libcoverart1 is library to access the Cover Art Archive (C wrapper functions)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart1 on Kali Linux.

What is libcoverart1

libcoverart1 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 shared library for the C wrapper functions.

There are three methods to install libcoverart1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcoverart1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcoverart1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcoverart1

Install libcoverart1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcoverart1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcoverart1

Install libcoverart1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcoverart1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoverart1

How To Uninstall libcoverart1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcoverart1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoverart1

Uninstall libcoverart1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoverart1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoverart1

Remove libcoverart1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcoverart1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoverart1

Remove libcoverart1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcoverart1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoverart1

Dependencies

libcoverart1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoverart1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.