How To Install mingw64-theora-tools on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-theora-tools in Fedora 36. mingw64-theora-tools is Command line tools for Theora videos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-theora-tools on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-theora-tools`

The theora-tools package contains simple command line tools for use with theora bitstreams. This package is MinGW compiled theora tools for the Win64 target.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-theora-tools on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-theora-tools.

Install mingw64-theora-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 mingw64-theora-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-theora-tools

Install mingw64-theora-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 mingw64-theora-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-theora-tools

How To Uninstall mingw64-theora-tools on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-theora-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-theora-tools

mingw64-theora-tools Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/png2theora.exe
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/theora_dump_video.exe
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/theora_encode.exe

References

mingw64-theora-tools website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-theora-tools on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).