How To Install libxmp-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmp-devel on CentOS 7. libxmp-devel is A multi-format module playback library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmp-devel on CentOS 7.

What is libxmp-devel

Libxmp is a library that renders module files to PCM data. It supports over 90 mainstream and obscure module formats including Protracker (MOD), Scream Tracker 3 (S3M), Fast Tracker II (XM), and Impulse Tracker (IT). Many compressed module formats are supported, including popular Unix, DOS, and Amiga file packers including gzip, bzip2, SQSH, Powerpack, etc. This package contains the header and development library.

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

Install libxmp-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libxmp-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxmp-devel

Install libxmp-devel 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 libxmp-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxmp-devel

How To Uninstall libxmp-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libxmp-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libxmp-devel

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Summary

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