How To Install wavpack on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack on Rocky Linux 8. wavpack is A completely open audiocodec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack on Rocky Linux 8.

What is wavpack

WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality.

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

Install wavpack 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 wavpack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wavpack

Install wavpack 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 wavpack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wavpack

How To Uninstall wavpack on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the wavpack package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove wavpack

wavpack Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/wavpack
/usr/bin/wvgain
/usr/bin/wvtag
/usr/bin/wvunpack
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/5322dd5dbcb724d38b78077ff92045d806e62a
/usr/lib/.build-id/28
/usr/lib/.build-id/28/3e999136a5671afcf8698cf57f2375705d5e68
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/5d79042121962b398b1c6517c6d3f7c2ad6814
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/60240ec5c3e54db19e81396e047ebd22f6064a
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/624d877be7041d0b4fb716d26a24384fbf3e50
/usr/lib64/libwavpack.so.1
/usr/lib64/libwavpack.so.1.2.0
/usr/share/doc/wavpack
/usr/share/doc/wavpack/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/wavpack/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/wavpack.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvgain.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvtag.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvunpack.1.gz
/usr/bin/wavpack
/usr/bin/wvgain
/usr/bin/wvtag
/usr/bin/wvunpack
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/50bae9798aa9894c1858ce0edef45c9495db67
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/8e2a88cf326c1b9d16aaadf1e997ca836cd726
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/4041f198672f0b0f1400c2fe5dc31c4e692392
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/0e065ab54d50917f2fe3aa9f4cb94794020ebc
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/cddee5ca4ca1b1365b6c11b405bbe8ffa31d10
/usr/lib/libwavpack.so.1
/usr/lib/libwavpack.so.1.2.0
/usr/share/doc/wavpack
/usr/share/doc/wavpack/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/wavpack/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/wavpack.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvgain.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvtag.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvunpack.1.gz

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Summary

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