How To Install gstreamer-tools on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-tools on CentOS 7.
What is gstreamer-tools
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. This package contains wrapper scripts for the command-line tools that work with different major/minor versions of GStreamer.
We can use yum or dnf to install gstreamer-tools on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gstreamer-tools.
Install gstreamer-tools 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-tools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gstreamer-tools
Install gstreamer-tools 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-tools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gstreamer-tools
How To Uninstall gstreamer-tools on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gstreamer-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gstreamer-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
