How To Install ampache_browser on CentOS 8

ampache_browser is C++ and Qt based client library for Ampache access

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ampache_browser on CentOS 8.

What is ampache_browser

Ampache Browser is a library that implements desktop client access to the Ampache service (http has a simple C++ interface that allows easy integration into client applications.

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

Install ampache_browser on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ampache_browser using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ampache_browser

Install ampache_browser on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ampache_browser using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ampache_browser

How To Uninstall ampache_browser on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove ampache_browser

ampache_browser Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/80eb064c4798b262feab108b993d32606592dd
/usr/lib64/libampache_browser_1.so.0
/usr/lib64/libampache_browser_1.so.0.0.2
/usr/share/doc/ampache_browser
/usr/share/doc/ampache_browser/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ampache_browser/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/ampache_browser/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ampache_browser
/usr/share/licenses/ampache_browser/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ampache_browser on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.