macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libcddblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libcddbMacPorts ports tree · devel/libcddb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libcddb with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
CDDB server access library. Version 1.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libcddbAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libcddb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libcddb2Debian stable package indexes · libcddb2 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libcddbFedora Rawhide package metadata · libcddb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libcddbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libcddb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libcddbArch Linux sync databases · libcddb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libcddb-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libcddb-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
CDDB server access library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cddb_query
history
Project history and usage
libcddb is a small C library for applications that need to query, read, cache, and submit Compact Disc metadata through CDDB-compatible services. It belongs to the older Unix audio-CD stack: the layer that let rippers, players, and media utilities discover album and track names before embedded metadata and streaming catalogs became normal.
Project history
The project was registered on SourceForge on 2002-10-20 and describes itself as a cross-platform C API for CDDBP and HTTP access to CDDB servers. Its own project site documents support for searching for possible CD matches, retrieving detailed entries, submitting new entries, HTTP tunneling, proxy use, and a built-in cache.
The visible project news shows a mature maintenance phase by the late 2000s: version 1.2.2 was announced on 2006-09-29, version 1.3.0 on 2006-10-15, a maintainer handoff was announced on 2007-07-14, and version 1.3.2 was announced on 2009-04-06.
Adoption history
libcddb became useful because many Unix audio tools wanted CDDB lookups without embedding network protocol code. The libcdio manual explicitly points to libcddb as the CDDB library used by libcdio applications such as cd-info when album metadata is needed.
Package-manager adoption kept the library available long after the original CDDB/freedb era: the batch input lists packages for Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu as libcddb2, Fedora and openSUSE, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and others.
How it is used
Typical use is as a link-time library behind a media player, CD ripper, or diagnostic tool. The package also ships cddb_query, a small command-line client useful for testing a disc ID query path without writing an application.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, libcddb is a fossil from a specific layer of the desktop media stack: online audio-CD metadata before MusicBrainz, before ubiquitous tags, and before streaming catalogs. It also explains why old multimedia packages often have optional CDDB support toggles and why libcdio, cdparanoia, and CD ripping tools tended to accrete small companion libraries.
Timeline
- 2002-10-20: libcddb project registered on SourceForge.
- 2006-09-29: libcddb 1.2.2 announced with a submission character-set fix.
- 2006-10-15: libcddb 1.3.0 announced with freedb2 album-command support.
- 2007-07-14: Project site announced Justin C. as new day-to-day maintainer.
- 2009-04-06: libcddb 1.3.2 announced with Haiku build support fixes.
Related projects
- Related projects include libcdio, which can use libcddb for CDDB lookups in cd-info, freedb/GnuDB-style CD metadata services, older CD rippers and players, and libcdaudio-style libraries from the same audio-CD era.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
cddb_query | 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 version1.3.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libcddb |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libcddb |
| Homepage | https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/libcddb/code |
| Upstream docs | https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libcddb/libcddb/1.3.2/libcddb-1.3.2.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | libcdio |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| 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 | libcddb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 4 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| 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%
libcddb2 1.3.2-7.1
library to access CDDB data - runtime files
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install libcddb2- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
Debian apt95%
libcddb2-dev 1.3.2-7.1
library to access CDDB data - development files
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install libcddb2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
Nix95%
libcddb
nix profile install nixpkgs#libcddb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
Ubuntu apt95%
libcddb2 1.3.2-7fakesync1build1
library to access CDDB data - runtime files
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install libcddb2- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
Ubuntu apt95%
libcddb2-dev 1.3.2-7fakesync1build1
library to access CDDB data - development files
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install libcddb2-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
apk95%
libcddb 1.3.2-r8
Library that implements the different protocols (CDDBP, HTTP, SMTP) to access data on a CDDB server (e.g. https://gnudb.org).
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libcddb/
sudo apk add libcddb- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
apk95%
libcddb-dev 1.3.2-r8
Library that implements the different protocols (CDDBP, HTTP, SMTP) to access data on a CDDB server (e.g. https://gnudb.org). (development files)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libcddb/
sudo apk add libcddb-dev- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
dnf95%
libcddb 1.3.2-47.fc44
Library (C API) for accessing CDDB servers
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libcddb- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libcddb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
dnf95%
libcddb-devel 1.3.2-47.fc44
Development files for libcddb
http://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libcddb-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libcddb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
pacman95%
libcddb 1.3.2-9
Library that implements the different protocols (CDDBP, HTTP, SMTP) to access data on a CDDB server (https://gnudb.org)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libcddb/
sudo pacman -S libcddb- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
zypper95%
libcddb-devel 1.3.2-30.3
CDDB Access Library
https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install libcddb-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
zypper95%
libcddb2 1.3.2-30.3
CDDB Access Library
https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install libcddb2- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 2 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
zypper95%
libcddb2-32bit 1.3.2-30.3
CDDB Access Library
https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install libcddb2-32bit- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcddb
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
MacPorts95%
libcddb
sudo port install libcddb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcddb
source trail
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