How To Install cheese-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cheese-libs in AlmaLinux 8. cheese-libs is Webcam display and capture widgets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cheese-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cheese-libs

This package contains libraries needed for applications that want to display a webcam in their interface.

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

Install cheese-libs 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 cheese-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cheese-libs

Install cheese-libs 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 cheese-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cheese-libs

How To Uninstall cheese-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cheese-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cheese-libs

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Summary

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