How To Install libkcddb-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcddb-dev on Debian 9. libkcddb-dev is CDDB library for KDE Platform (development)

Introduction

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

What is libkcddb-dev

libkcddb-dev is:

The KDE Compact Disc DataBase library provides an API for KDE applications to fetch and submit audio CD information over the Internet.

This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkcddb-dev

Install libkcddb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkcddb-dev

Install libkcddb-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 libkcddb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkcddb-dev

How To Uninstall libkcddb-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libkcddb-dev

Uninstall libkcddb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkcddb-dev

Remove libkcddb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkcddb-dev

Remove libkcddb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkcddb-dev

Dependencies

libkcddb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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