macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cd-discidlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install cd-discidMacPorts ports tree · audio/cd-discid/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install cd-discid with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper
Read CD and get CDDB discid information. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cd-discidAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cd-discid · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cd-discidDebian stable package indexes · cd-discid · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install cd-discidFedora Rawhide package metadata · cd-discid · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install cd-discidopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cd-discid · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Read CD and get CDDB discid information
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cd-discid
history
Project history and usage
cd-discid is a small backend utility that reads an audio CD and prints CDDB disc-id information. It exists for scripts and metadata tools that need the classic CDDB query tuple or a MusicBrainz-compatible table of contents.
Project history
The official README says cd-discid was developed with attention to CDDB specifications, using portions of their sample code. It identifies Robert Woodcock as the original author and Timur Birsh as the later maintainer.
The NEWS file traces releases back to version 0.2 in 1999, when cd-discid split off from cdgrab and stopped using libcdaudio. Later releases added Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, Debian GNU/Hurd, and MusicBrainz-related support.
Adoption history
The input package facts list cd-discid in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, Alpine, openSUSE/Zypper, and other package ecosystems. That distribution matches its role as a tiny backend binary used by audio-ripping and metadata workflows.
How it is used
The README shows cd-discid taking a CD-ROM device path and printing the 32-bit hex CDDB disc ID, track count, track frame offsets, and leadout length. The --musicbrainz option prints a table of contents suitable for calculating a MusicBrainz disc ID.
Why package nerds care
cd-discid is notable because it packages a legacy physical-media metadata primitive into one C utility. It is small, portable, and useful to higher-level tools that want CDDB or MusicBrainz identifiers without embedding drive-specific C code.
Timeline
- 1999: Version 0.2 split off from cdgrab and removed libcdaudio use.
- 2000: FreeBSD and OpenBSD support added.
- 2001: NetBSD support added.
- 2003: Mac OS X support added.
- 2009: Timur Birsh became maintainer and moved the project homepage.
- 2011: Version 1.2 added --musicbrainz output.
- 2013: Version 1.4 added --help, --version, DESTDIR install support, and fixes.
Related projects
- CDDB/freedb supplied the query format and disc-id context described in the README.
- MusicBrainz is supported through the --musicbrainz table-of-contents output.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cd-discid | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.4
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cd-discid |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cd-discid |
| Homepage | https://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml |
| Repository | https://github.com/taem/cd-discid |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/taem/cd-discid#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://linukz.org/download/cd-discid-1.4.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:30:03-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cd-discid |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cd-discid 1.4-2
CDDB DiscID utility
http://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo apt install cd-discid- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
Ubuntu apt95%
cd-discid 1.4-2
CDDB DiscID utility
http://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo apt install cd-discid- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
apk95%
cd-discid 1.4-r7
A backend utility to get CDDB discid information from a CD-ROM disc
https://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo apk add cd-discid- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cd-discid
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
apk95%
cd-discid-doc 1.4-r7
A backend utility to get CDDB discid information from a CD-ROM disc (documentation)
https://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo apk add cd-discid-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cd-discid
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
dnf95%
cd-discid 1.4-32.fc44
Utility to get CDDB discid information
http://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo dnf install cd-discid- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cd-discid
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
zypper95%
cd-discid 1.4-1.36
Utility to get CDDB discid information
http://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml
sudo zypper install cd-discid- License: GPL-2.0+
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cd-discid
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
MacPorts95%
cd-discid
sudo port install cd-discid- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cd Discid
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment