How To Install libXvMC on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXvMC in AlmaLinux 8. libXvMC is X.Org X11 libXvMC runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXvMC on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libXvMC

X.Org X11 libXvMC runtime library

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

Install libXvMC 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 libXvMC using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXvMC

Install libXvMC 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 libXvMC using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXvMC

How To Uninstall libXvMC on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libXvMC

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXvMC on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.