How To Install fluidsynth-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth-devel on CentOS 7. fluidsynth-devel is Real-time software synthesizer development files

Introduction

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

What is `fluidsynth-devel`

FluidSynth is a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. It is a “software synthesizer”. This package holds header files for building programs that link against fluidsynth.

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

Install fluidsynth-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 fluidsynth-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fluidsynth-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install fluidsynth-devel

How To Uninstall fluidsynth-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove fluidsynth-devel

References

fluidsynth-devel website

Summary

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