How To Install libdv on Fedora 34

libdv is Software decoder for DV format video Software decoder for DV format video

Introduction

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

What is `libdv`

The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) interface. libdv was developed according to the official standards for DV video and SMPTE 314M. libdv 1.0.0 33.fc34 x86_64 82 k libdv-1.0.0-33.fc34.src.rpm fedora Software decoder for DV format video http LGPLv2+ The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) interface. libdv was developed according to the official standards for DV video and SMPTE 314M.

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

Install libdv 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 libdv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdv

Install libdv 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 libdv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdv

How To Uninstall libdv on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libdv

libdv Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/ff10857824fcff648a636228b1459e950ac891
/usr/lib64/libdv.so.4
/usr/lib64/libdv.so.4.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libdv
/usr/share/doc/libdv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/libdv
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYRIGHT
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/095ee3951b18c47c40bbc8057517e298febd50
/usr/lib/libdv.so.4
/usr/lib/libdv.so.4.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libdv
/usr/share/doc/libdv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/libdv
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libdv/COPYRIGHT

References

[libdv website](http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ http://libdv.sourceforge.net/)

Summary

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