How To Install libmusicbrainz5-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz5-doc on Debian 9. libmusicbrainz5-doc is Library to access the MusicBrainz.org database (developer documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz5-doc on Debian 9.

What is libmusicbrainz5-doc

libmusicbrainz5-doc is:

MusicBrainz is a community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site.

This package contains the developer documentation.

There are three methods to install libmusicbrainz5-doc 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 libmusicbrainz5-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmusicbrainz5-doc

Install libmusicbrainz5-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmusicbrainz5-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmusicbrainz5-doc

Install libmusicbrainz5-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmusicbrainz5-doc

How To Uninstall libmusicbrainz5-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmusicbrainz5-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmusicbrainz5-doc

Uninstall libmusicbrainz5-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmusicbrainz5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmusicbrainz5-doc

Remove libmusicbrainz5-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libmusicbrainz5-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmusicbrainz5-doc

Remove libmusicbrainz5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmusicbrainz5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmusicbrainz5-doc

Dependencies

libmusicbrainz5-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmusicbrainz5-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.