How To Install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches in AlmaLinux 8. fluid-soundfont-lite-patches is Pro-quality General Midi soundfont in GUS patch format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fluid-soundfont-lite-patches

FluidR3 is the third release of Frank Wen’s pro-quality GM/GS soundfont. The soundfont has lots of excellent samples, including all the GM instruments along side with the GS instruments that are recycled and reprogrammed versions of the GM presets. This package contains Fluid General Midi (GM) soundfont in Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) patch (.pat) format.

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

Install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches 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 fluid-soundfont-lite-patches using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches

Install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches 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 fluid-soundfont-lite-patches using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches

How To Uninstall fluid-soundfont-lite-patches on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fluid-soundfont-lite-patches package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fluid-soundfont-lite-patches

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluid-soundfont-lite-patches on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.