How To Install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8. alsa-utils-alsabat is Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) - Basic Audio Tester

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8.

What is alsa-utils-alsabat

This package contains tool for basic audio testing using Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework and Fast Fourier Transform library.

We can use yum or dnf to install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install alsa-utils-alsabat.

Install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install alsa-utils-alsabat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install alsa-utils-alsabat

Install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install alsa-utils-alsabat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install alsa-utils-alsabat

How To Uninstall alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the alsa-utils-alsabat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove alsa-utils-alsabat

alsa-utils-alsabat Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/alsabat
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/b732029bbd9e0840293279d372953bd6669cca
/usr/sbin/alsabat-test.sh
/usr/share/man/man1/alsabat.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-utils-alsabat on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.