How To Install fluidsynth on Fedora 34

fluidsynth is Real-time software synthesizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth on Fedora 34.

What is fluidsynth

FluidSynth is a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. It is a “software synthesizer”. FluidSynth can read MIDI events from the MIDI input device and render them to the audio device. It features real-time effect modulation using SoundFont 2.01 modulators, and a built-in command line shell. It can also play MIDI files (note called IIWU Synth).

We can use yum or dnf to install fluidsynth on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fluidsynth.

Install fluidsynth on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install fluidsynth

Install fluidsynth on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo yum -y install fluidsynth

How To Uninstall fluidsynth on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove fluidsynth

fluidsynth Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/fluidsynth
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e/91070daa1b8a96b9df5d9ae125080e7c0d10e8
/usr/share/man/man1/fluidsynth.1.gz
/usr/bin/fluidsynth
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/83
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/5b534c1ca64be8e43a0665101679991c7a682c
/usr/share/man/man1/fluidsynth.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.