How To Install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7. alsa-tools-firmware is ALSA tools for uploading firmware to some soundcards

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7.

What is alsa-tools-firmware

This package contains tools for flashing firmware into certain sound cards. The following tools are available * hdsploader - for RME Hammerfall DSP cards * mixartloader - for Digigram miXart soundcards * vxloader - for Digigram VX soundcards * usx2yloader - second phase firmware loader for Tascam USX2Y USB soundcards

We can use yum or dnf to install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install alsa-tools-firmware.

Install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install alsa-tools-firmware

Install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install alsa-tools-firmware

How To Uninstall alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove alsa-tools-firmware

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-tools-firmware on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.