How To Install libxcam on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcam in AlmaLinux 8. libxcam is libXCam is a project for extended camera features and focus on image quality improvement and video analysis.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcam on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libxcam

libXCam is a project for extended camera features and focus on image quality improvement and video analysis. There are lots features supported in image pre-processing, image post-processing and smart analysis. This library makes GPU/CPU/ISP working together to improve image quality. OpenCL is used to improve performance in different platforms.

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

Install libxcam 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 libxcam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxcam

Install libxcam 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 libxcam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxcam

How To Uninstall libxcam on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libxcam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libxcam

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcam on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.