How To Install taglib on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install taglib in AlmaLinux 8. taglib is Audio Meta-Data Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install taglib on AlmaLinux 8.

What is taglib

TagLib is a library for reading and editing the meta-data of several popular audio formats. Currently it supports both ID3v1 and ID3v2 for MP3 files, Ogg Vorbis comments and ID3 tags and Vorbis comments in FLAC, MPC, Speex, WavPack, TrueAudio files, as well as APE Tags.

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

Install taglib 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 taglib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install taglib

Install taglib 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 taglib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install taglib

How To Uninstall taglib on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove taglib

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Summary

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