How To Install libgpod-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod-common on Debian 9.
What is libgpod-common
libgpod-common is:
libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist stored on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod.
This package contains
- internationalization support
- udev support
There are three methods to install libgpod-common on Debian 9. 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpod-common
Install libgpod-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpod-common
Install libgpod-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpod-common
How To Uninstall libgpod-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgpod-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpod-common
Uninstall libgpod-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpod-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpod-common
Remove libgpod-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgpod-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpod-common
Remove libgpod-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpod-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpod-common
Dependencies
libgpod-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.