How To Install liba52 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52 on Rocky Linux 8. liba52 is A free ATSC A/52 stream decoder, also known as AC-3 or AC3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `liba52`

liba52 is a free library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams. The A/52 standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital television and DVD. It is also known as AC-3 or AC3

We can use yum or dnf to install liba52 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install liba52.

Install liba52 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 liba52 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install liba52

Install liba52 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 liba52 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install liba52

How To Uninstall liba52 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the liba52 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove liba52

liba52 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/f28a5abd1e6ae0409e0cbf00bd9c0e9de4ea25
/usr/lib64/liba52.so.0
/usr/lib64/liba52.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/liba52
/usr/share/licenses/liba52/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/86e0a6cc40a160703dc11651df1624a2bbe28c
/usr/lib/liba52.so.0
/usr/lib/liba52.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/liba52
/usr/share/licenses/liba52/COPYING

References

liba52 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.