How To Install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8. libudfread is UDF reader library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libudfread

This library allows reading UDF filesystems, like raw devices and image files. The library is created and maintained by VideoLAN Project and is used by projects like VLC and Kodi.

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

Install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libudfread

Install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libudfread

How To Uninstall libudfread on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libudfread

libudfread Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/5372538fe50d1cc60af76deba9f186b595b621
/usr/lib64/libudfread.so.0
/usr/lib64/libudfread.so.0.1.0
/usr/share/doc/libudfread
/usr/share/doc/libudfread/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/libudfread
/usr/share/licenses/libudfread/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudfread on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.