How To Install mkvtoolnix on Fedora 34

mkvtoolnix is Matroska container manipulation utilities

Introduction

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

What is `mkvtoolnix`

Mkvtoolnix is a set of utilities to mux and demux audio, video and subtitle streams into and from Matroska containers.

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

Install mkvtoolnix 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 mkvtoolnix using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mkvtoolnix

Install mkvtoolnix 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 mkvtoolnix using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mkvtoolnix

How To Uninstall mkvtoolnix on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove mkvtoolnix

mkvtoolnix Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/base64tool
/usr/bin/diracparser
/usr/bin/ebml_validator
/usr/bin/mkvextract
/usr/bin/mkvinfo
/usr/bin/mkvmerge
/usr/bin/mkvpropedit
/usr/bin/vc1parser
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/f7835b9d1f6d1c1eb4e620410804c1216b59cd
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/d8e3833f800b9d1604158433b4f1a33d9ee6db
/usr/lib/.build-id/18
/usr/lib/.build-id/18/6db66755b6e338f911569a73c84596547c529a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/62ec8a3c26d641ccd8ff1643cd826dc1b3a5ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/517f7c81b1d73b65d8d31438329b554c8b00e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/bef2f08cc25caed01858e1e27952cd52c78ceb
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1/71d4a6358271d191e4c3b96fe862f3cfe71063
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7/a26fced94fea724415ed1d623e3732250a0f2e
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/mkvtoolnix
/usr/share/licenses/mkvtoolnix/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr_RS/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr_RS@latin/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/bin/base64tool
/usr/bin/diracparser
/usr/bin/ebml_validator
/usr/bin/mkvextract
/usr/bin/mkvinfo
/usr/bin/mkvmerge
/usr/bin/mkvpropedit
/usr/bin/vc1parser
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/f178840b6d398c4dde6d538aa709c8bb3e14c7
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/b64527116315250c6bcb7f1a3c8555b136b7cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/26
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/1030677f03ed52c26a3e1597160f0f1d2e003c
/usr/lib/.build-id/36
/usr/lib/.build-id/36/22a2eff31759b5a699356fb303b018628f1769
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/41a522852c885f3d024ce09fe7ff3dd377ba7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/758a0d52fb3f4dd9275943829d5e65f7b0626e
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/87c92184c66090eba20daae618376e84d5423c
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6/9521d02e66d3617ec69b90d8526b04c0cbada5
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/mkvtoolnix/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/mkvtoolnix
/usr/share/licenses/mkvtoolnix/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr_RS/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr_RS@latin/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/mkvtoolnix.mo
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/bg/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ca/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/de/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/es/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/fr/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ko/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/nl/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/pl/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/ru/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/uk/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvextract.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/mkvpropedit.1.gz

References

mkvtoolnix website

Summary

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