How To Install svt-av1 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 in Fedora 36. svt-av1 is Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 on Fedora 36.

What is `svt-av1`

The Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) is an AV1-compliant encoder library core. The SVT-AV1 development is a work-in-progress targeting performance levels applicable to both VOD and Live encoding / transcoding video applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install svt-av1 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install svt-av1.

Install svt-av1 on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install svt-av1 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install svt-av1

Install svt-av1 on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install svt-av1 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install svt-av1

How To Uninstall svt-av1 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the svt-av1 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove svt-av1

svt-av1 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/SvtAv1DecApp
/usr/bin/SvtAv1EncApp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/9541363b1a7802e13f7e9ca86771bc62d2e198
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/e1caebc6836dbafe686893b4b52c697fd4ef0f
/usr/share/man/man1/SvtAv1DecApp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/SvtAv1EncApp.1.gz

References

svt-av1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).