How To Install libunicap on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libunicap
Unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API. The unicap library offers a high level of hardware abstraction while maintaining maximum performance. Zero copy capture of video buffers is possible for devices supporting it allowing fast video capture with low CPU usage even on low-speed architectures.
We can use yum or dnf to install libunicap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libunicap.
Install libunicap 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 libunicap using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libunicap
Install libunicap 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 libunicap using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libunicap
How To Uninstall libunicap on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libunicap package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libunicap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.