How To Install xorg-x11-drv-v4l on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-v4l in Fedora 36. xorg-x11-drv-v4l is Xorg X11 v4l video driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-v4l on Fedora 36.

What is `xorg-x11-drv-v4l`

X.Org X11 v4l video driver.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-v4l on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-v4l.

Install xorg-x11-drv-v4l 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 xorg-x11-drv-v4l using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-v4l

Install xorg-x11-drv-v4l 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 xorg-x11-drv-v4l using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-v4l

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-v4l on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-v4l package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-v4l

xorg-x11-drv-v4l Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/6edce43c070b05b64494b5ff8b4af66664bff0
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/v4l_drv.so
/usr/share/man/man4/v4l.4.gz

References

xorg-x11-drv-v4l website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-v4l on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).