How To Install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-firmware in AlmaLinux 8. alsa-firmware is Firmware for several ALSA-supported sound cards

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8.

What is alsa-firmware

This package contains the firmware binaries for a number of sound cards. Some (but not all of these) require firmware loaders which are included in the alsa-tools-firmware package.

We can use yum or dnf to install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install alsa-firmware.

Install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install alsa-firmware

Install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install alsa-firmware

How To Uninstall alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the alsa-firmware package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove alsa-firmware

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-firmware on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.