How To Install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8. codec2 is Next-Generation Digital Voice for Two-Way Radio

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is codec2

Codec 2 is an open source (LGPL licensed) speech codec for 2400 bit/s and below. This is the runtime library package.

We can use yum or dnf to install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install codec2.

Install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install codec2

Install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install codec2

How To Uninstall codec2 on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove codec2

codec2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f/50d58de7a6191a3e7f5643f03d79884145116d
/usr/lib64/libcodec2.so.0.8
/usr/share/doc/codec2
/usr/share/doc/codec2/README
/usr/share/licenses/codec2
/usr/share/licenses/codec2/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.