How To Install libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7. libva-vdpau-driver is HW video decode support for VDPAU platforms

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7.

What is libva-vdpau-driver

VDPAU Backend for Video Acceleration (VA) API.

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

Install libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libva-vdpau-driver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libva-vdpau-driver

Install libva-vdpau-driver 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 libva-vdpau-driver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libva-vdpau-driver

How To Uninstall libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libva-vdpau-driver package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libva-vdpau-driver

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libva-vdpau-driver on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.