How To Install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools in Fedora 36. gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools is Tools for GStreamer streaming media framework base plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36.

What is gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins. This package contains the command-line tools for the base plugins. These include * gst-discoverer

We can use yum or dnf to install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools.

Install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools

Install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools

How To Uninstall gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools

gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/gst-device-monitor-1.0
/usr/bin/gst-discoverer-1.0
/usr/bin/gst-play-1.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/e778d55945201cd1f89e3e0f1543606cc85be8
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/c44c1c76b51d1638472b0c78bbf02b86de64b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/e1640a1be5bf896199ee95378dcf7a40396dd2
/usr/share/man/man1/gst-device-monitor-1.0.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gst-discoverer-1.0.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gst-play-1.0.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).