How To Install libid3tag0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3tag0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libid3tag0 is ID3 tag reading library from the MAD project

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3tag0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libid3tag0

libid3tag0 is:

ID3 tag manipulation library with full support for reading ID3v1, ID3v1.1, ID3v2.2, ID3v2.3, and ID3v2.4 tags, as well as support for writing ID3v1, ID3v1.1, and ID3v2.4 tags.

There are three methods to install libid3tag0 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 libid3tag0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libid3tag0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libid3tag0

Install libid3tag0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libid3tag0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libid3tag0

Install libid3tag0 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 libid3tag0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libid3tag0

How To Uninstall libid3tag0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libid3tag0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libid3tag0

Uninstall libid3tag0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libid3tag0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libid3tag0

Remove libid3tag0 Configurations and Data

To remove libid3tag0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libid3tag0

Remove libid3tag0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libid3tag0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libid3tag0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libid3tag0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.