How To Install libtag-extras1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtag-extras1 on Debian 9. libtag-extras1 is TagLib extras library - support for more file formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtag-extras1 on Debian 9.

What is libtag-extras1

libtag-extras1 is:

This package contains a library which implements reading and editing tags of a couple extra media file formats which are not supported by the core TagLib Audio Meta-Data Library (taglib). Currently supported file formats are ASF, Audible, MP4, RealMedia and WAV.

There are three methods to install libtag-extras1 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 libtag-extras1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtag-extras1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtag-extras1

Install libtag-extras1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtag-extras1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtag-extras1

Install libtag-extras1 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 libtag-extras1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtag-extras1

How To Uninstall libtag-extras1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtag-extras1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtag-extras1

Uninstall libtag-extras1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtag-extras1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtag-extras1

Remove libtag-extras1 Configurations and Data

To remove libtag-extras1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtag-extras1

Remove libtag-extras1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtag-extras1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtag-extras1

Dependencies

libtag-extras1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtag-extras1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.