How To Install libmusicbrainz5-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz5-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmusicbrainz5-dev
libmusicbrainz5-dev is:
MusicBrainz is a community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmusicbrainz5-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmusicbrainz5-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 libmusicbrainz5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmusicbrainz5-dev
Install libmusicbrainz5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmusicbrainz5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmusicbrainz5-dev
Install libmusicbrainz5-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 libmusicbrainz5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmusicbrainz5-dev
How To Uninstall libmusicbrainz5-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmusicbrainz5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmusicbrainz5-dev
Uninstall libmusicbrainz5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmusicbrainz5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmusicbrainz5-dev
Remove libmusicbrainz5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmusicbrainz5-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmusicbrainz5-dev
Remove libmusicbrainz5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmusicbrainz5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmusicbrainz5-dev
Dependencies
libmusicbrainz5-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz5-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
