How To Install slv2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install slv2 on CentOS 7. slv2 is LV2 host library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slv2 on CentOS 7.

What is slv2

SLV2 is a library to make the use of LV2 plugins as simple as possible for applications. It is written in standard C using the Redland RDF toolkit. The Data (RDF) and code (shared library) functionality in SLV2 is strictly separated so it is simple to control where each is used (e.g. it is possible to discover/investigate plugins and related data without loading any shared libraries, avoiding the associated risks).

We can use yum or dnf to install slv2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install slv2.

Install slv2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install slv2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slv2

Install slv2 on CentOS 7 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 slv2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slv2

How To Uninstall slv2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the slv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove slv2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slv2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.