How To Install libvorbis on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis on CentOS 7. libvorbis is The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbis on CentOS 7.

What is libvorbis

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates. The libvorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates. The libvorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis.

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

Install libvorbis on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libvorbis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvorbis

Install libvorbis 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 libvorbis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvorbis

How To Uninstall libvorbis on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libvorbis

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Summary

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