How To Install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-speex in Fedora 36. mingw64-speex is Voice compression format (codec)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-speex`

Speex is a patent-free compression format designed especially for speech. It is specialized for voice communications at low bit-rates in the 2-45 kbps range. Possible applications include Voice over IP (VoIP), Internet audio streaming, audio books, and archiving of speech data (e.g. voice mail). This is the MinGW version, built for the win64 target.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-speex.

Install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-speex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-speex

Install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-speex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-speex

How To Uninstall mingw64-speex on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-speex package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-speex

mingw64-speex Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/mingw64-speex
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-speex/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-speex/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-speex/README
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-speex/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-speex
/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-speex/COPYING
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libspeex-1.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_bits.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_callbacks.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_config_types.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_header.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_stereo.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/speex/speex_types.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libspeex.dll.a
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/pkgconfig/speex.pc
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/share/aclocal/speex.m4

References

mingw64-speex website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-speex on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).