How To Install mp3val on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3val on Ubuntu 22.04. mp3val is program for MPEG audio stream validation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3val on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mp3val

mp3val is:

MP3val is a small, high-speed tool for MPEG audio files validation and (optionally) fixing problems.

It was primarily designed for verification of MPEG 1 Layer III (MP3) files, but supports also other MPEG versions and layers.

It can be useful for finding corrupted files (e.g. incompletely downloaded).

There are three methods to install mp3val 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 mp3val Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3val using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp3val

Install mp3val Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3val using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp3val

Install mp3val 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 mp3val using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp3val

How To Uninstall mp3val on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mp3val package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp3val

Uninstall mp3val And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp3val and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3val

Remove mp3val Configurations and Data

To remove mp3val configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp3val

Remove mp3val configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp3val configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3val

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3val package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.