How To Install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8. pcaudiolib is Portable C Audio Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8.

What is pcaudiolib

The Portable C Audio Library (pcaudiolib) provides a C API to different audio devices. The Portable C Audio Library (pcaudiolib) provides a C API to different audio devices.

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

Install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pcaudiolib

Install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8 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 pcaudiolib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcaudiolib

How To Uninstall pcaudiolib on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove pcaudiolib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcaudiolib on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.