How To Install libdv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdv on CentOS 7. libdv is Software decoder for DV format video

Introduction

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

What is libdv

The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) interface. libdv was developed according to the official standards for DV video The Quasar DV codec (libdv) is a software codec for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders, typically those that support the IEEE 1394 (a.k.a. FireWire or i.Link) interface. libdv was developed according to the official standards for DV video

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

Install libdv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libdv

Install libdv 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 libdv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdv

How To Uninstall libdv on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libdv

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Summary

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