How To Install gstreamer-plugins-base on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-plugins-base on CentOS 7.
What is gstreamer-plugins-base
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 plug-ins. This package contains a set of well-maintained base plug-ins. 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 plug-ins. This package contains a set of well-maintained base plug-ins.
We can use yum or dnf to install gstreamer-plugins-base on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gstreamer-plugins-base.
Install gstreamer-plugins-base 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-plugins-base using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gstreamer-plugins-base
Install gstreamer-plugins-base 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-plugins-base using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gstreamer-plugins-base
How To Uninstall gstreamer-plugins-base on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gstreamer-plugins-base package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gstreamer-plugins-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-plugins-base on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
