How To Install codec2-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2-devel on CentOS 7. codec2-devel is Development files for Codec 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2-devel on CentOS 7.

What is `codec2-devel`

Codec 2 is an open source (LGPL licensed) speech codec for 2400 bit/s and below. This package contains the development files required to compile programs that use codec2.

We can use yum or dnf to install codec2-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install codec2-devel.

Install codec2-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install codec2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install codec2-devel

Install codec2-devel 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 codec2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install codec2-devel

How To Uninstall codec2-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the codec2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove codec2-devel

References

codec2-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.