How To Install libid3-3.8.3-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3-3.8.3-dev on Debian 9. libid3-3.8.3-dev is ID3 Tag Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3-3.8.3-dev on Debian 9.

What is libid3-3.8.3-dev

libid3-3.8.3-dev is:

This package contains the headers that programmers will need to develop applications which will use id3lib, the software library for ID3v1 and ID3v2 tag manipulation.

There are three methods to install libid3-3.8.3-dev 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 libid3-3.8.3-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 libid3-3.8.3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libid3-3.8.3-dev

Install libid3-3.8.3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libid3-3.8.3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libid3-3.8.3-dev

Install libid3-3.8.3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libid3-3.8.3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libid3-3.8.3-dev

How To Uninstall libid3-3.8.3-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libid3-3.8.3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libid3-3.8.3-dev

Uninstall libid3-3.8.3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libid3-3.8.3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libid3-3.8.3-dev

Remove libid3-3.8.3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libid3-3.8.3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libid3-3.8.3-dev

Remove libid3-3.8.3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libid3-3.8.3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libid3-3.8.3-dev

Dependencies

libid3-3.8.3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3-3.8.3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.