How To Install fluidsynth on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth on Rocky Linux 8.
What is fluidsynth
FluidSynth is a real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. It is a “software synthesizer”. FluidSynth can read MIDI events from the MIDI input device and render them to the audio device. It features real-time effect modulation using SoundFont 2.01 modulators, and a built-in command line shell. It can also play MIDI files (note called IIWU Synth).
We can use yum or dnf to install fluidsynth on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fluidsynth.
Install fluidsynth 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 fluidsynth using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fluidsynth
Install fluidsynth 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 fluidsynth using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fluidsynth
How To Uninstall fluidsynth on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the fluidsynth package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fluidsynth
fluidsynth Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/fluidsynth
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/8be0f96991921ca878f9d6ce5f000229726045
/usr/share/man/man1/fluidsynth.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.