How To Install wavpack on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install wavpack on CentOS 7. wavpack is A completely open audiocodec

Introduction

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

What is wavpack

WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality. WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality.

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

Install wavpack on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install wavpack

Install wavpack 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 wavpack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wavpack

How To Uninstall wavpack on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove wavpack

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Summary

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