How To Install mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8. mpg123-libs is Real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2 and 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `mpg123-libs`

Real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2 and 3 (most commonly MPEG 1.0 layer 3 aka MP3), as well as re-usable decoding and output libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mpg123-libs.

Install mpg123-libs 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 mpg123-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mpg123-libs

Install mpg123-libs 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 mpg123-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mpg123-libs

How To Uninstall mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mpg123-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mpg123-libs

mpg123-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/22
/usr/lib/.build-id/22/757cac0768f8ef1a5ea199cc550ad657440eee
/usr/lib/.build-id/df
/usr/lib/.build-id/df/5c314c81b554db4385fdb89cecd9cdce1f3027
/usr/lib64/libmpg123.so.0
/usr/lib64/libmpg123.so.0.44.8
/usr/lib64/libout123.so.0
/usr/lib64/libout123.so.0.2.2
/usr/share/doc/mpg123-libs
/usr/share/doc/mpg123-libs/NEWS
/usr/share/licenses/mpg123-libs
/usr/share/licenses/mpg123-libs/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/4b7cc0b6c43076607cbeadc075c61b87bbf7dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/3b61fd78f99084df6dd1d463ef36c44fac0162
/usr/lib/libmpg123.so.0
/usr/lib/libmpg123.so.0.44.8
/usr/lib/libout123.so.0
/usr/lib/libout123.so.0.2.2
/usr/share/doc/mpg123-libs
/usr/share/doc/mpg123-libs/NEWS
/usr/share/licenses/mpg123-libs
/usr/share/licenses/mpg123-libs/COPYING

References

mpg123-libs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg123-libs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.