How To Install nv-codec-headers on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install nv-codec-headers in Fedora 36. nv-codec-headers is FFmpeg version of Nvidia Codec SDK headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nv-codec-headers on Fedora 36.

What is `nv-codec-headers`

FFmpeg version of headers required to interface with Nvidias codec APIs.

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

Install nv-codec-headers 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 nv-codec-headers using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nv-codec-headers

Install nv-codec-headers 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 nv-codec-headers using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nv-codec-headers

How To Uninstall nv-codec-headers on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the nv-codec-headers package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nv-codec-headers

nv-codec-headers Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/include/ffnvcodec
/usr/include/ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuda.h
/usr/include/ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuviddec.h
/usr/include/ffnvcodec/dynlink_loader.h
/usr/include/ffnvcodec/dynlink_nvcuvid.h
/usr/include/ffnvcodec/nvEncodeAPI.h
/usr/share/doc/nv-codec-headers
/usr/share/doc/nv-codec-headers/README
/usr/share/licenses/nv-codec-headers
/usr/share/licenses/nv-codec-headers/LICENSE
/usr/share/pkgconfig/ffnvcodec.pc

References

nv-codec-headers website

Summary

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