How To Install xwax on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwax on Fedora 34.
What is xwax
xwax is open-source vinyl emulation software for Linux. It allows DJs and turntablists to playback digital audio files (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC and more), controlled using a normal pair of turntables via timecoded vinyls. It’s designed for both beat mixing and scratch mixing. Needle drops, pitch changes, scratching, spinbacks and rewinds are all supported, and feel just like the audio is pressed onto the vinyl itself. The focus is on an accurate vinyl feel which is efficient, stable and fast.
We can use yum or dnf to install xwax on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xwax.
Install xwax 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 xwax using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xwax
Install xwax 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 xwax using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xwax
How To Uninstall xwax on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the xwax package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xwax
xwax Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/xwax
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/66c7895198cb81bfa4cc7883919c08902be03a
/usr/libexec/xwax
/usr/libexec/xwax/xwax-import
/usr/libexec/xwax/xwax-scan
/usr/share/doc/xwax
/usr/share/doc/xwax/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/xwax/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xwax/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xwax.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwax on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.