Updated: 11 October 2026 · Applies to: AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12

LAME is an MP3 encoder, used by many audio and streaming tools.

Install (root)

dnf install lame     # AlmaLinux / Rocky, from the RPM Fusion repository
apt install lame                                 # Ubuntu / Debian

Check with lame --version. To convert a WAV file: lame -b 128 input.wav output.mp3.

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