How To Install qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8. qt5-qtmultimedia is Qt5 - Multimedia support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `qt5-qtmultimedia`

The Qt Multimedia module provides a rich feature set that enables you to easily take advantage of a platforms multimedia capabilites and hardware. This ranges from the playback and recording of audio and video content to the use of available devices like cameras and radios.

We can use yum or dnf to install qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install qt5-qtmultimedia.

Install qt5-qtmultimedia 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 qt5-qtmultimedia using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qt5-qtmultimedia

Install qt5-qtmultimedia 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 qt5-qtmultimedia using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qt5-qtmultimedia

How To Uninstall qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the qt5-qtmultimedia package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove qt5-qtmultimedia

qt5-qtmultimedia Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/55c9cf8cd94b1b818c7d76e24afe430a8d4254
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/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/74399c8e9567830be28f92e30d25cfc55632f6
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_CameraBinServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QAlsaPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerAudioDecoderServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerCaptureServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerPlayerServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QM3uPlaylistPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QPulseAudioPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/Qt5MultimediaWidgets
/usr/lib64/libQt5Multimedia.so.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5Multimedia.so.5.12
/usr/lib64/libQt5Multimedia.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5.12
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5.12
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5.12
/usr/lib64/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/audio
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/audio/libqtaudio_alsa.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/audio/libqtmedia_pulse.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/mediaservice
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstaudiodecoder.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstcamerabin.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstmediacapture.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstmediaplayer.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/playlistformats
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/playlistformats/libqtmultimedia_m3u.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/libdeclarative_audioengine.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/plugins.qmltypes
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/qmldir
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/Video.qml
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/libdeclarative_multimedia.so
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/plugins.qmltypes
/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/qmldir
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.FDL
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL2
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL3
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.LGPL3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/7e078cdd15e69c11c7980f13e673629af6741f
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/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
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/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_CameraBinServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QAlsaPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerAudioDecoderServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerCaptureServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QGstreamerPlayerServicePlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QM3uPlaylistPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Multimedia/Qt5Multimedia_QPulseAudioPlugin.cmake
/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5MultimediaWidgets
/usr/lib/libQt5Multimedia.so.5
/usr/lib/libQt5Multimedia.so.5.12
/usr/lib/libQt5Multimedia.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5.12
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaGstTools.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5.12
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaQuick.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5.12
/usr/lib/libQt5MultimediaWidgets.so.5.12.5
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/audio
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/audio/libqtaudio_alsa.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/audio/libqtmedia_pulse.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/mediaservice
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstaudiodecoder.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstcamerabin.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstmediacapture.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/mediaservice/libgstmediaplayer.so
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/playlistformats
/usr/lib/qt5/plugins/playlistformats/libqtmultimedia_m3u.so
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/libdeclarative_audioengine.so
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/plugins.qmltypes
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtAudioEngine/qmldir
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/Video.qml
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/libdeclarative_multimedia.so
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/plugins.qmltypes
/usr/lib/qt5/qml/QtMultimedia/qmldir
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.FDL
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL2
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL3
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
/usr/share/licenses/qt5-qtmultimedia/LICENSE.LGPL3

References

qt5-qtmultimedia website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qtmultimedia on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.