How To Install libucil on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucil on CentOS 7. libucil is Library to render text and graphic overlays onto video images

Introduction

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

What is libucil

Unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API. The related ucil library provides easy to use functions to render text and graphic overlays onto video images.

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

Install libucil on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libucil

Install libucil 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 libucil using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libucil

How To Uninstall libucil on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libucil

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Summary

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