How To Install libsidplayfp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplayfp on Rocky Linux 8. libsidplayfp is SID chip music module playing library

Introduction

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

What is libsidplayfp

This library provides support for playing SID music modules originally created on Commodore 64 and compatibles. It contains a processing engine for MOS 6510 machine code and MOS 6581 Sound Interface Device (SID) chip output. It is used by music player programs like SIDPLAY and several plug-ins for versatile audio players.

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

Install libsidplayfp 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 libsidplayfp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsidplayfp

Install libsidplayfp 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 libsidplayfp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsidplayfp

How To Uninstall libsidplayfp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libsidplayfp

libsidplayfp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/14
/usr/lib/.build-id/14/1b38aab4a78815f805836706e75b6a55fe8c8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f
/usr/lib/.build-id/5f/d6fd880feb15eb3974090ccab451ce7de96625
/usr/lib64/libsidplayfp.so.4
/usr/lib64/libsidplayfp.so.4.2.9
/usr/lib64/libstilview.so.0
/usr/lib64/libstilview.so.0.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libsidplayfp
/usr/share/doc/libsidplayfp/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libsidplayfp/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libsidplayfp/README
/usr/share/doc/libsidplayfp/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/libsidplayfp
/usr/share/licenses/libsidplayfp/COPYING

References

Summary

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