How To Install libmpdclient on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdclient in AlmaLinux 8. libmpdclient is Library for interfacing Music Player Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdclient on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libmpdclient

A stable, documented, asynchronous API library for interfacing MPD in the C, C++ & Objective C languages.

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

Install libmpdclient 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 libmpdclient using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmpdclient

Install libmpdclient 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 libmpdclient using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libmpdclient

How To Uninstall libmpdclient on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libmpdclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdclient on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.