How To Install qjackctl on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install qjackctl on Rocky Linux 8. qjackctl is Qt based JACK control application

Introduction

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

What is qjackctl

Qjackctl is a simple application to control the JACK sound server daemon, specific for the Linux Audio Desktop infrastructure. It provides a simple GUI dialog for setting several JACK daemon parameters, which are properly saved between sessions, and a way to control the status of the audio server daemon. With time, this primordial interface has become richer by including a enhanced patch bay and connection control features.

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

Install qjackctl 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 qjackctl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qjackctl

Install qjackctl 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 qjackctl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qjackctl

How To Uninstall qjackctl on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove qjackctl

qjackctl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/qjackctl
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/2fa7265aa17fff2699fdcb65bb85f4481e3d5a
/usr/share/applications/qjackctl.desktop
/usr/share/doc/qjackctl
/usr/share/doc/qjackctl/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/qjackctl/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/qjackctl/README
/usr/share/doc/qjackctl/TODO
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/qjackctl.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/qjackctl.svg
/usr/share/licenses/qjackctl
/usr/share/licenses/qjackctl/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/qjackctl.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/qjackctl.fr.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/qjackctl.appdata.xml
/usr/share/qjackctl
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_cs.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_de.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_es.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_fr.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_it.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_ja.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_nl.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_pt.qm
/usr/share/qjackctl/translations/qjackctl_ru.qm

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Summary

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