How To Install libiec61883 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec61883 in AlmaLinux 8. libiec61883 is Streaming library for IEEE1394

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec61883 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libiec61883

The libiec61883 library provides an higher level API for streaming DV, MPEG-2 and audio over IEEE1394. Based on the libraw1394 isochronous functionality, this library acts as a filter that accepts DV-frames, MPEG-2 frames or audio samples from the application and breaks these down to isochronous packets, which are transmitted using libraw1394.

We can use yum or dnf to install libiec61883 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libiec61883.

Install libiec61883 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 libiec61883 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libiec61883

Install libiec61883 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 libiec61883 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libiec61883

How To Uninstall libiec61883 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libiec61883 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libiec61883

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiec61883 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.