How To Install portmidi-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install portmidi-tools in AlmaLinux 8. portmidi-tools is Tools to configure and use portmidi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install portmidi-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is portmidi-tools

PortMedia is a set of simple clean APIs and cross-platform library implementations for music and other media. PortMidi sub-project provides a real-time MIDI input/output library. This package contains the PortMidi configuration utility “pmdefaults” and some test applications.

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

Install portmidi-tools 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 portmidi-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install portmidi-tools

Install portmidi-tools 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 portmidi-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install portmidi-tools

How To Uninstall portmidi-tools on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the portmidi-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove portmidi-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install portmidi-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.