How To Install libvidcap on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvidcap in Fedora 36. libvidcap is Cross-platform video capture library

Introduction

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

What is libvidcap

A cross-platform library for capturing video from webcams and other video capture devices.

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

Install libvidcap 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 libvidcap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvidcap

Install libvidcap 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 libvidcap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvidcap

How To Uninstall libvidcap on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libvidcap

libvidcap Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

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

### What is `libvidcap`

> A cross-platform library for capturing video from webcams and other video capture devices.  

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

## Install libvidcap 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 libvidcap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvidcap

Install libvidcap 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 libvidcap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvidcap

How To Uninstall libvidcap on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libvidcap

libvidcap Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/95
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/65d75faf1e30670d015e5d6c62ab07352a1dae
/usr/lib/libvidcap.so.1
/usr/lib/libvidcap.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libvidcap
/usr/share/doc/libvidcap/COPYING.LESSER

References

Summary

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

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/33 /usr/lib/.build-id/33/84efd22c55b60b33ef0158b51e5575aaa3617e /usr/lib64/libvidcap.so.1 /usr/lib64/libvidcap.so.1.0.0 /usr/share/doc/libvidcap /usr/share/doc/libvidcap/COPYING.LESSER


## References

* [libvidcap website](http://libvidcap.sourceforge.net/)

## Summary

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