How To Install libvdpau on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libvdpau
VDPAU is the Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX. It provides an interface to video decode acceleration and presentation hardware present in modern GPUs.
We can use yum or dnf to install libvdpau on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvdpau.
Install libvdpau 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 libvdpau using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libvdpau
Install libvdpau 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 libvdpau using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libvdpau
How To Uninstall libvdpau on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libvdpau package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libvdpau
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
