How To Install libavif on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif in Fedora 36. libavif is Library for encoding and decoding .avif files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif on Fedora 36.

What is libavif

This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format, as described here https

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

Install libavif 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 libavif using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libavif

Install libavif 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 libavif using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libavif

How To Uninstall libavif on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libavif

libavif Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libavif` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libavif`

> This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format, as described here  https  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libavif` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libavif.

## Install libavif on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libavif

Install libavif 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 libavif using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libavif

How To Uninstall libavif on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libavif

libavif Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/312b49cb25550ad964619fd1bf3ca42ad67547
/usr/lib/libavif.so.13
/usr/lib/libavif.so.13.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/libavif
/usr/share/licenses/libavif/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/53 /usr/lib/.build-id/53/78d6eebff66b7270524fe25ec8fa4ed80607fa /usr/lib64/libavif.so.13 /usr/lib64/libavif.so.13.0.0 /usr/share/licenses/libavif /usr/share/licenses/libavif/LICENSE


## References

* [libavif website](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libavif` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).