How To Install libglyr-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglyr-dev on Kali Linux. libglyr-dev is search engine for music-related metadata - development files

Introduction

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

What is libglyr-dev

libglyr-dev is:

Glyr is a library to retrieve music-related metadata from several online providers (Amazon, Discogs, Musicbrainz…).

It can be used in media player programs to download cover art, lyrics, biography and much more.

This package contains the header files necessary to build applications using libglyr.

There are three methods to install libglyr-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 libglyr-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 libglyr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglyr-dev

Install libglyr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglyr-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglyr-dev

How To Uninstall libglyr-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libglyr-dev

Uninstall libglyr-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglyr-dev

Remove libglyr-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libglyr-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libglyr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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