How To Install libtaglib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaglib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04. libtaglib-ocaml is OCaml bindings for the TagLib Audio Meta-Data Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtaglib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtaglib-ocaml

libtaglib-ocaml is:

TagLib is a library for reading and editing the meta-data of several popular audio formats. This package provides OCaml interface to the TagLib library.

This package contains only the shared runtime stub libraries.

There are three methods to install libtaglib-ocaml 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 libtaglib-ocaml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtaglib-ocaml

Install libtaglib-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtaglib-ocaml

Install libtaglib-ocaml 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 libtaglib-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtaglib-ocaml

How To Uninstall libtaglib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtaglib-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtaglib-ocaml

Uninstall libtaglib-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtaglib-ocaml

Remove libtaglib-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libtaglib-ocaml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtaglib-ocaml

Remove libtaglib-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtaglib-ocaml

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Summary

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