How To Install svt-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8. svt-vp9 is Scalable Video Technology for VP9 Encoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is svt-vp9

The Scalable Video Technology for VP9 Encoder (SVT-VP9 Encoder) is a VP9-compliant encoder library core. The SVT-VP9 Encoder 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-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install svt-vp9.

Install svt-vp9 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-vp9 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install svt-vp9

Install svt-vp9 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-vp9 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install svt-vp9

How To Uninstall svt-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the svt-vp9 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove svt-vp9

svt-vp9 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/SvtVp9EncApp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5/189df85108929d44e8ffb26f0658e75568db04

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install svt-vp9 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.