How To Install libglyr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglyr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libglyr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglyr-dev
How To Uninstall libglyr-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglyr-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.