How To Install mp3wrap on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3wrap on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mp3wrap
mp3wrap is:
Command-line utility that wraps multiple MP3 files into a single, playable MP3, without losing filenames or ID3 information, and without reencoding. Also supports archiving non-audio data such as playlists, info files, and cover images inside the MP3. These files can be unpacked later (using mp3splt, e.g.); ordinary MP3 decoders can play the entire audio stream as one long track.
This is a free, independent alternative to AlbumWrap: http://www.infamus.com/albumwrap/
There are three methods to install mp3wrap on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mp3wrap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mp3wrap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mp3wrap
Install mp3wrap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mp3wrap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mp3wrap
Install mp3wrap 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 mp3wrap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mp3wrap
How To Uninstall mp3wrap on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mp3wrap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mp3wrap
Uninstall mp3wrap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mp3wrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3wrap
Remove mp3wrap Configurations and Data
To remove mp3wrap configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mp3wrap
Remove mp3wrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mp3wrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3wrap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3wrap package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.