How To Install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install asdcplib-tools in AlmaLinux 8. asdcplib-tools is AS-DCP file access libraries tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is asdcplib-tools

Open source implementation of SMPTE and the MXF Interop “Sound & Picture Track File” format. It was originally developed with support from DCI. Development is currently supported by CineCert and other d-cinema manufacturers. It supports reading and writing MXF files containing sound (PCM), picture (JPEG 2000 or MPEG-2) and timed-text (XML) essence. plain text and cipher text are both supported using OpenSSL for cryptographic support. This package contains tools and testing programs for asdcplib.

We can use yum or dnf to install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install asdcplib-tools.

Install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install asdcplib-tools

Install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install asdcplib-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install asdcplib-tools

How To Uninstall asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove asdcplib-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install asdcplib-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.