How To Install mikmod on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mikmod on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mikmod
MikMod is one of the best and most well known MOD music file players for UNIX-like systems. This particular distribution is intended to compile fairly painlessly in a Linux environment. MikMod uses the OSS /dev/dsp driver including all recent kernels for output, and will also write .wav files. Supported file formats include MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM, ULT, and IT. The player uses ncurses for console output and supports transparent loading from gzip/pkzip/zoo archives and the loading/saving of playlists. Install the mikmod package if you need a MOD music file player.
We can use yum or dnf to install mikmod on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mikmod.
Install mikmod 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 mikmod using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mikmod
Install mikmod 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 mikmod using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mikmod
How To Uninstall mikmod on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mikmod package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mikmod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mikmod on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.