How To Install openal-soft on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openal-soft on AlmaLinux 8.
What is openal-soft
OpenAL Soft is a cross-platform software implementation of the OpenAL 3D audio API. It’s built off of the open-sourced Windows version available originally from the SVN repository at openal.org. OpenAL provides capabilities for playing audio in a virtual 3d environment. Distance attenuation, doppler shift, and directional sound emitters are among the features handled by the API. More advanced effects, including air absorption, low-pass filters, and reverb, are available through the EFX extension. It also facilitates streaming audio, multi-channel buffers, and audio capture.
We can use yum or dnf to install openal-soft on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openal-soft.
Install openal-soft 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 openal-soft using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openal-soft
Install openal-soft 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 openal-soft using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openal-soft
How To Uninstall openal-soft on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the openal-soft package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openal-soft
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openal-soft on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.