How To Install libXv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXv on CentOS 7. libXv is X.Org X11 libXv runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXv on CentOS 7.

What is libXv

X.Org X11 libXv runtime library X.Org X11 libXv runtime library

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

Install libXv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libXv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXv

Install libXv 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 libXv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXv

How To Uninstall libXv on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libXv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libXv

References

Summary

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