How To Install libxmp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmp on Rocky Linux 8. libxmp is A multi-format module playback library

Introduction

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

What is libxmp

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.

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

Install libxmp 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 libxmp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxmp

Install libxmp 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 libxmp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxmp

How To Uninstall libxmp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libxmp

libxmp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/65
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/67e8a3bf9cf6ab4f25881aa74f6d7c1bdaf0fa
/usr/lib64/libxmp.so.4
/usr/lib64/libxmp.so.4.4.1
/usr/share/doc/libxmp
/usr/share/doc/libxmp/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/libxmp/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/libxmp/README
/usr/share/licenses/libxmp
/usr/share/licenses/libxmp/COPYING.LIB

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Summary

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