How To Install svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8. svt-av1 is Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is svt-av1

The Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) is an AV1-compliant encoder library core. The SVT-AV1 development is a work-in-progress targeting performance levels applicable to both VOD and Live encoding / transcoding video applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install svt-av1.

Install svt-av1 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 svt-av1 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install svt-av1

Install svt-av1 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 svt-av1 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install svt-av1

How To Uninstall svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the svt-av1 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove svt-av1

svt-av1 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/SvtAv1DecApp
/usr/bin/SvtAv1EncApp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/0d1a3a3d4d68ff413474f24df838380285eeef
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5/cf5c3897153ef9365c071af7304404701e1827
/usr/share/man/man1/SvtAv1DecApp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/SvtAv1EncApp.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-av1 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.