How To Install libdiscid-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid-dev on Kali Linux. libdiscid-dev is library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdiscid-dev

libdiscid-dev is:

libdiscid is a library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. It reads a CD’s table of contents (TOC) and generates an identifier which can be used to lookup the CD at MusicBrainz (http://musicbrainz.org). Additionally, it provides a submission URL for adding the DiscID to the database.

This is the development package which contains headers and libraries for libdiscid.

There are three methods to install libdiscid-dev 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 libdiscid-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdiscid-dev

Install libdiscid-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdiscid-dev

Install libdiscid-dev 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 libdiscid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdiscid-dev

How To Uninstall libdiscid-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdiscid-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdiscid-dev

Uninstall libdiscid-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdiscid-dev

Remove libdiscid-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdiscid-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdiscid-dev

Remove libdiscid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdiscid-dev

Dependencies

libdiscid-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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