How To Install libgpod4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod4 on Debian 9.
What is libgpod4
libgpod4 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 the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgpod4 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 libgpod4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpod4
Install libgpod4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpod4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpod4
Install libgpod4 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 libgpod4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpod4
How To Uninstall libgpod4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgpod4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpod4
Uninstall libgpod4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpod4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpod4
Remove libgpod4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpod4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpod4
Remove libgpod4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpod4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpod4
Dependencies
libgpod4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.