Complete Guide: Installing openal on Arch Linux 2025

1. Install "openal" package

Learn how to install openal on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                openal
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openal" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall openal on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the openal package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : openal
Version : 1.23.1-1
Description : Cross-platform 3D audio library, software implementation
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft
Licenses : LGPL
Groups : None
Provides : libopenal.so=1-64
Depends On : gcc-libs
Optional Deps : qt5-base: alsoft-config GUI Configurator
fluidsynth: MIDI rendering
libmysofa: makemhr tool
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 658.43 KiB
Installed Size : 1844.00 KiB
Packager : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Build Date : Wed Apr 12 22:30:04 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature