How To Install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8. libvpx-devel is Development files for libvpx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8.

What is libvpx-devel

Development libraries and headers for developing software against libvpx. Development libraries and headers for developing software against libvpx.

We can use yum or dnf to install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvpx-devel.

Install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libvpx-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvpx-devel

Install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8 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 libvpx-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvpx-devel

How To Uninstall libvpx-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the libvpx-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvpx-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpx-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.