How To Install libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7. libvdpau-va-gl is VDPAU driver with OpenGL/VAAPI back-end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7.

What is libvdpau-va-gl

VDPAU driver with OpenGL/VAAPI back-end.

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

Install libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libvdpau-va-gl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvdpau-va-gl

Install libvdpau-va-gl 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 libvdpau-va-gl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvdpau-va-gl

How To Uninstall libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libvdpau-va-gl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvdpau-va-gl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-va-gl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.