How To Install mediaconch-server on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch-server on Rocky Linux 8. mediaconch-server is Supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file (Server)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch-server on Rocky Linux 8.

What is mediaconch-server

MediaConch is an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files (specifically Matroska, Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) and FF Video Codec 1 (FFV1)). This project is maintained by MediaArea and funded by PREFORMA. This package includes the server.

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

Install mediaconch-server 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 mediaconch-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mediaconch-server

Install mediaconch-server 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 mediaconch-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mediaconch-server

How To Uninstall mediaconch-server on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mediaconch-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mediaconch-server

mediaconch-server Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/mediaconch
/etc/mediaconch/MediaConch.rc
/usr/bin/mediaconchd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee/de08e5f04da2cdcc6ab8b1e04508b5a375657f
/usr/lib/systemd/system/mediaconchd.service
/usr/share/doc/mediaconch-server
/usr/share/doc/mediaconch-server/Config.md
/usr/share/doc/mediaconch-server/Daemon.md

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Summary

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