Information about the package, wavpack, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wavpack package is designed for, A completely open audiocodec.
Package Name:
wavpack
Summary:
A completely open audiocodec
Description:
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.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.60
Release:
1.1.el6
Size:
116 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the wavpack package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install wavpack
This command will install wavpack on the server.
yum remove wavpack
This command will un-install wavpack on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wavpack, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove wavpack
This command will un-install wavpack on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wavpack when using the -y flag.
yum update wavpack
This command will update wavpack to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wavpack, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update wavpack
This command will update wavpack to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wavpack when using the -y flag.
yum info wavpack
This command will show you core information about the wavpack package.
yum deplist wavpack
This command will show you the dependencies for wavpack. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update wavpack
This command will check if there is an update waiting on wavpack. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.