How To Install wavpack.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. wavpack.x86_64 is A completely open audiocodec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is wavpack.x86_64

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.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install wavpack.x86_64.

Install wavpack.x86_64 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.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wavpack.x86_64

How To Uninstall wavpack.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the wavpack.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove wavpack.x86_64

wavpack.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/wavpack
/usr/bin/wvgain
/usr/bin/wvunpack
/usr/lib64/libwavpack.so.1
/usr/lib64/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.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.