How To Install ncmpc-lyrics on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncmpc-lyrics on Ubuntu 18.04. ncmpc-lyrics is ncurses-based audio player (lyrics plugins)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncmpc-lyrics on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ncmpc-lyrics

ncmpc-lyrics is:

ncmpc is a text-mode client for MPD, the Music Player Daemon. Its goal is to provide a keyboard oriented and consistent interface to MPD, without wasting resources.

This package contains plugins to download lyrics.

There are three methods to install ncmpc-lyrics 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 ncmpc-lyrics Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ncmpc-lyrics

Install ncmpc-lyrics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ncmpc-lyrics

Install ncmpc-lyrics 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 ncmpc-lyrics using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncmpc-lyrics

How To Uninstall ncmpc-lyrics on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ncmpc-lyrics package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncmpc-lyrics

Uninstall ncmpc-lyrics And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncmpc-lyrics

Remove ncmpc-lyrics Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ncmpc-lyrics

Remove ncmpc-lyrics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncmpc-lyrics

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Summary

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