How To Install libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8. libdvdread is A library for reading DVD video discs based on Ogle code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libdvdread

libdvdread provides a simple foundation for reading DVD video disks. It provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdvdread.

Install libdvdread 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 libdvdread using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdvdread

Install libdvdread 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 libdvdread using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdvdread

How To Uninstall libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libdvdread package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libdvdread

libdvdread Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/894e2272860c19fad82857662d29fc67a94db1
/usr/lib64/libdvdread.so.4
/usr/lib64/libdvdread.so.4.2.0
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/README
/usr/share/licenses/libdvdread
/usr/share/licenses/libdvdread/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/d6efb6a13010d73cd1276dc47b61f9bf09c63e
/usr/lib/libdvdread.so.4
/usr/lib/libdvdread.so.4.2.0
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread/README
/usr/share/licenses/libdvdread
/usr/share/licenses/libdvdread/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.