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title: Install whipper on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of whipper for on Debian - CD-DA ripper preferring
  accuracy over speed
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/whipper/debian
---

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# Install whipper on **Debian**

# whipper

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/whipper/debian#install)

#### CD-DA ripper preferring accuracy over speed

Whipper is a Python 3 (3.6+) CD-DA ripper based on the morituri project (*CDDA ripper for \*nix systems aiming for accuracy over speed*).

**Features**

* Detects correct read offset (in samples)
* Detects whether ripped media is a CD-R
* Has ability to defeat cache of drives
* Performs Test & Copy rips
* Verifies rip accuracy using the [AccurateRip database](<http://www.accuraterip.com/>)
* Uses [MusicBrainz](<https://musicbrainz.org/doc/About>) for metadata lookup
* Supports reading the [pre-emphasis](<http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Pre-emphasis>) flag embedded into some CDs (and correctly tags the resulting rip) *Currently whipper only reports the pre-emphasis flag value stored in the TOC*
* Detects and rips *non digitally silent* [Hidden Track One Audio](<http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=HTOA>) (HTOA)
* Provides batch ripping capabilities
* Provides templates for file and directory naming
* Supports lossless encoding of ripped audio tracks (FLAC)
* Allows extensibility through external logger plugins

### Package name

* whipper

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 12 October 2020 - latest/beta
* 31 March 2021 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/whipper-team/whipper](https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper "https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper")

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### Contact

* [the82nd@pm.me](mailto:the82nd@pm.me "mailto:the82nd@pm.me")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/whipper/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install whipper

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install whipper

To install whipper, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install whipper --beta
```

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