How To Install dav1d on Fedora 34

dav1d is AV1 cross-platform Decoder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dav1d on Fedora 34.

What is dav1d

dav1d is a new AV1 cross-platform Decoder, open-source, and focused on speed and correctness.

We can use yum or dnf to install dav1d on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dav1d.

Install dav1d on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install dav1d using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dav1d

Install dav1d on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install dav1d using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dav1d

How To Uninstall dav1d on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the dav1d package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dav1d

dav1d Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/dav1d
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/14c7f39d413cb409ee1f74fb3f6b307ee334e0
/usr/share/doc/dav1d
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/README.md
/usr/bin/dav1d
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/cb535755950c5c82f581e77ce1db2191cd9b08
/usr/share/doc/dav1d
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/dav1d/README.md

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dav1d on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.