How To Install libsndfile on Fedora 34

libsndfile is Library for reading and writing sound files Library for reading and writing sound files

Introduction

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

What is `libsndfile`

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing sound files such as AIFF, AU, WAV, and others through one standard interface. It can currently read/write 8, 16, 24 and 32-bit PCM files as well as 32 and 64-bit floating point WAV files and a number of compressed formats. It compiles and runs on *nix, MacOS, and Win32. libsndfile 1.0.31 3.fc34 x86_64 210 k libsndfile-1.0.31-3.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library for reading and writing sound files http LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and BSD libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing sound files such as AIFF, AU, WAV, and others through one standard interface. It can currently read/write 8, 16, 24 and 32-bit PCM files as well as 32 and 64-bit floating point WAV files and a number of compressed formats. It compiles and runs on *nix, MacOS, and Win32.

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

Install libsndfile 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 libsndfile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsndfile

Install libsndfile 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 libsndfile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsndfile

How To Uninstall libsndfile on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libsndfile

libsndfile Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/bdf9b2807c006241dca77a09b76b0d9bc5510e
/usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1
/usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.31
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/README
/usr/share/licenses/libsndfile
/usr/share/licenses/libsndfile/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/38a6e92e2bb522c6011f8b8682bbdbd8504875
/usr/lib64/libsndfile.so.1
/usr/lib64/libsndfile.so.1.0.31
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libsndfile/README
/usr/share/licenses/libsndfile
/usr/share/licenses/libsndfile/COPYING

References

[libsndfile website](http://libsndfile.github.io/libsndfile/ http://libsndfile.github.io/libsndfile/)

Summary

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