How To Install libid3-3.8.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3-3.8.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3-3.8.3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
