How To Install libgpod-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgpod-cil
libgpod-cil is:
libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy way to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist storeed on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod.
This package contains the managed CLI bindings for libgpod, which are needed to run CLI applications which use this library.
There are three methods to install libgpod-cil 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 libgpod-cil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod-cil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpod-cil
Install libgpod-cil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod-cil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpod-cil
Install libgpod-cil 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 libgpod-cil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpod-cil
How To Uninstall libgpod-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgpod-cil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpod-cil
Uninstall libgpod-cil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpod-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpod-cil
Remove libgpod-cil Configurations and Data
To remove libgpod-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpod-cil
Remove libgpod-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpod-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpod-cil
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
