How To Install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl in Fedora 36. OpenImageIO-plugin-osl is OpenImageIO input plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl on Fedora 36.

What is OpenImageIO-plugin-osl

Open Shading Language (OSL) is a language for programmable shading in advanced renderers and other applications, ideal for describing materials, lights, displacement, and pattern generation. This is a plugin to access OSL from OpenImageIO.

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

Install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl 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 OpenImageIO-plugin-osl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl

Install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl 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 OpenImageIO-plugin-osl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install OpenImageIO-plugin-osl

How To Uninstall OpenImageIO-plugin-osl on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the OpenImageIO-plugin-osl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove OpenImageIO-plugin-osl

OpenImageIO-plugin-osl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/22d74defcb5069c530c7f68644b7c4b0e49604
/usr/lib64/OpenImageIO-2.3
/usr/lib64/OpenImageIO-2.3/osl.imageio.so
/usr/share/licenses/OpenImageIO-plugin-osl
/usr/share/licenses/OpenImageIO-plugin-osl/LICENSE.md

References

Summary

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