How To Install libdv on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdv on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libdv
The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) interface. libdv was developed according to the official standards for DV video and SMPTE 314M.
We can use yum or dnf to install libdv on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdv.
Install libdv on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libdv using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libdv
Install libdv on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libdv using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libdv
How To Uninstall libdv on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libdv package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libdv
libdv Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/71
/usr/lib/.build-id/71/97efb26cce2e1efd3c7ffaa6400f72bdeb3940
/usr/lib64/libdv.so.4
/usr/lib64/libdv.so.4.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libdv
/usr/share/doc/libdv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/libdv
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYRIGHT
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/7e17e03bae1b8bdf71f71cc7c5b08fcf18eba0
/usr/lib/libdv.so.4
/usr/lib/libdv.so.4.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libdv
/usr/share/doc/libdv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/libdv
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYRIGHT
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdv on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
