How To Install vorbisgain on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install vorbisgain on Debian 11. vorbisgain is add Replay Gain volume tags to Ogg Vorbis files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vorbisgain on Debian 11.

What is vorbisgain

vorbisgain is:

vorbisgain calculates a percieved volume of an Ogg Vorbis file using the Replay Gain algorithm. It then stores a per-track and per-album volume adjustment in the file’s tags, to let songs play back with a uniform volume. The process is non-destructive and does not change the audio data at all.

Many audio players in Debian support reading these tags, including XMMS, Quod Libet, amaroK, Muine, and Rhythmbox.

There are three methods to install vorbisgain on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vorbisgain Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vorbisgain

Install vorbisgain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vorbisgain using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vorbisgain

Install vorbisgain 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 vorbisgain using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vorbisgain

How To Uninstall vorbisgain on Debian 11

To uninstall only the vorbisgain package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vorbisgain

Uninstall vorbisgain And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vorbisgain and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vorbisgain

Remove vorbisgain Configurations and Data

To remove vorbisgain configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vorbisgain

Remove vorbisgain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vorbisgain

Dependencies

vorbisgain have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vorbisgain package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.