How To Install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free in AlmaLinux 8. gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free is GStreamer streaming media framework “ugly” plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of elements which operate on media data. This package contains plug-ins whose license is not fully compatible with LGPL.

We can use yum or dnf to install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free.

Install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free 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 gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free

Install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free 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 gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free

How To Uninstall gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.