How to Install and Uninstall flac.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "flac.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install flac.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                flac.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "flac.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall flac.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                flac.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flac.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : flac
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.3.0
Release : 5.amzn2.0.2
Size : 567 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : An encoder/decoder for the Free Lossless Audio Codec
URL : http://www.xiph.org/flac/
License : BSD and GPLv2+ and GFDL
Description : FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified,
: FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project
: consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in
: library form, flac, a command-line program to encode and decode
: FLAC files, metaflac, a command-line metadata editor for FLAC
: files and input plugins for various music players.
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: This package contains the command-line tools and documentation.