How To Install speex on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install speex in Fedora 36. speex is A voice compression format (codec)

Introduction

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

What is 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).

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

Install 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 speex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install speex

Install 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 speex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install speex

How To Uninstall speex on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove speex

speex Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

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

### What is `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).  

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

## Install speex on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install speex

Install 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 speex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install speex

How To Uninstall speex on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove speex

speex Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/90d667d2f8495508c1af21a3b211a248d01b19
/usr/lib/libspeex.so.1
/usr/lib/libspeex.so.1.5.1
/usr/share/doc/speex
/usr/share/doc/speex/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/speex/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/speex/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/speex/README
/usr/share/doc/speex/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/speex
/usr/share/licenses/speex/COPYING

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/98 /usr/lib/.build-id/98/5207b23fbd09fea0ee6c079130286df7418782 /usr/lib64/libspeex.so.1 /usr/lib64/libspeex.so.1.5.1 /usr/share/doc/speex /usr/share/doc/speex/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/speex/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/speex/NEWS /usr/share/doc/speex/README /usr/share/doc/speex/TODO /usr/share/licenses/speex /usr/share/licenses/speex/COPYING

References

Summary

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


## References

* [speex website](https://www.speex.org/)

## Summary

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