How To Install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7. gupnp-dlna is A collection of helpers for building UPnP AV applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7.

What is gupnp-dlna

GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. The GUPnP API is intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible. GUPnP-dlna is a collection of helpers for building DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compliant applications using GUPnP. GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. The GUPnP API is intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible. GUPnP-dlna is a collection of helpers for building DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compliant applications using GUPnP.

We can use yum or dnf to install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gupnp-dlna.

Install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gupnp-dlna using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gupnp-dlna

Install gupnp-dlna 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 gupnp-dlna using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gupnp-dlna

How To Uninstall gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gupnp-dlna package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gupnp-dlna

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-dlna on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.