How To Install xcfa on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcfa on Ubuntu 18.04. xcfa is X Convert File Audio

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcfa on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xcfa

xcfa is:

XCFA is a tool to extract the contens of Audio-CDs and convert musical audio files conversion to FLAC, WAV, OGG, M4A, MPC, MP3, WavPack and many other formats.

Some features follow:

  • Handling of frequency, track and bits.
  • Handling of files shared volume before a recording.
  • Web retrieval of Audio-CD information during treatment.
  • Small cover creation for Audio-CDs.

There are three methods to install xcfa 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 xcfa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcfa

Install xcfa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcfa

Install xcfa 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 xcfa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcfa

How To Uninstall xcfa on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xcfa

Uninstall xcfa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcfa

Remove xcfa Configurations and Data

To remove xcfa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xcfa

Remove xcfa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcfa

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Summary

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