How To Install libcec on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcec on CentOS 7. libcec is Library and utilities for HDMI-CEC device control

Introduction

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

What is libcec

libCEC allows you in combination with the right hardware to control your device with your TV remote control over your existing HDMI cabling. libCEC is an enabling platform for the CEC bus in HDMI, it allows developers to interact with other HDMI devices without having to worry about the communication overhead, handshaking, and the various ways of send messages for each vendor.

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

Install libcec on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libcec

Install libcec 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 libcec using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcec

How To Uninstall libcec on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcec

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Summary

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