How To Install libass on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libass on CentOS 7. libass is Portable library for SSA/ASS subtitles rendering

Introduction

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

What is libass

Libass is a portable library for SSA/ASS subtitles rendering.

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

Install libass on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libass

Install libass 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 libass using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libass

How To Uninstall libass on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libass

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Summary

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