How To Install ruby-mp3tag on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mp3tag on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-mp3tag
ruby-mp3tag is:
mp3tag.rb is a ruby class to read ID3v1.0 an ID3v1.1, and write ID3v1.1 tags in MP3 files. These tags save meta information about the music piece such song name, artist, album, genre, track number and a comment.
There are three methods to install ruby-mp3tag 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 ruby-mp3tag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mp3tag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mp3tag
Install ruby-mp3tag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mp3tag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mp3tag
Install ruby-mp3tag 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 ruby-mp3tag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mp3tag
How To Uninstall ruby-mp3tag on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-mp3tag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mp3tag
Uninstall ruby-mp3tag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mp3tag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mp3tag
Remove ruby-mp3tag Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mp3tag configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mp3tag
Remove ruby-mp3tag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mp3tag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mp3tag
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mp3tag package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
