How To Install gstreamer on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer on CentOS 7.
What is gstreamer
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plugins. GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plugins.
We can use yum or dnf to install gstreamer on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gstreamer.
Install gstreamer on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gstreamer using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gstreamer
Install gstreamer on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gstreamer using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gstreamer
How To Uninstall gstreamer on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gstreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gstreamer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
