How To Install id3tool on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install id3tool on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is id3tool
id3tool is:
A simple and complete editor for ID3 tags in MP3 files. ID3 tags are a way of identifying mp3 music files - you can store Artist, Album, Title, Track, Year, and Genre in a tag, as well as a 28-character comment.
Highly recommended for scripting and bulk operations where you need to edit id3 tags from scripts.
Can also be used to read id3 tags.
There are three methods to install id3tool 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 id3tool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install id3tool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install id3tool
Install id3tool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install id3tool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install id3tool
Install id3tool 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 id3tool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install id3tool
How To Uninstall id3tool on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the id3tool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove id3tool
Uninstall id3tool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall id3tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove id3tool
Remove id3tool Configurations and Data
To remove id3tool configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge id3tool
Remove id3tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove id3tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge id3tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install id3tool package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
