How To Install libdiscid on Fedora 34

libdiscid is C Library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs C Library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs

Introduction

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

What is `libdiscid`

This C library libdiscid creates MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. It reads the table of contents (TOC) of a CD and generates an identifier which can be used to lookup the CD at MusicBrainz. Additionally, it provides a submission URL for adding the DiscID to the database. libdiscid 0.6.2 11.fc34 x86_64 33 k libdiscid-0.6.2-11.fc34.src.rpm fedora C Library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs https LGPLv2+ This C library libdiscid creates MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. It reads the table of contents (TOC) of a CD and generates an identifier which can be used to lookup the CD at MusicBrainz. Additionally, it provides a submission URL for adding the DiscID to the database.

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

Install libdiscid 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 libdiscid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdiscid

Install libdiscid 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 libdiscid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdiscid

How To Uninstall libdiscid on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libdiscid

libdiscid Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/46f795ac8fbb502a8cb73109b1baaa92f3a7ca
/usr/lib64/libdiscid.so.0
/usr/lib64/libdiscid.so.0.6.2
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/README
/usr/share/licenses/libdiscid
/usr/share/licenses/libdiscid/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/5b5a3500cbd0eaf049fa3236b7c6a73b2a226a
/usr/lib/libdiscid.so.0
/usr/lib/libdiscid.so.0.6.2
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libdiscid/README
/usr/share/licenses/libdiscid
/usr/share/licenses/libdiscid/COPYING

References

[libdiscid website](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/libdiscid https://musicbrainz.org/doc/libdiscid)

Summary

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