How To Install wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. wavpack.i686 is A completely open audiocodec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is wavpack.i686

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 to install wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install wavpack.i686.

Install wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install wavpack.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wavpack.i686

How To Uninstall wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the wavpack.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove wavpack.i686

wavpack.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/wavpack
/usr/bin/wvgain
/usr/bin/wvunpack
/usr/lib/libwavpack.so.1
/usr/lib/libwavpack.so.1.1.4
/usr/share/doc/wavpack-4.60.1
/usr/share/doc/wavpack-4.60.1/license.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/wavpack.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvgain.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wvunpack.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.