How To Install mod_flvx on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_flvx on CentOS 7. mod_flvx is FLV progressive download streaming for the Apache HTTP Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_flvx on CentOS 7.

What is mod_flvx

FLV streaming means it can be sought to any position during video, and browser (Flash player) will buffer only from this position to the end. Thus streaming allows to skip boring parts or see video ending without loading the whole file, which simply saves bandwidth. Even H264 is more efficient, FLV is still a common container format for videos, because H264 is supported by Flash since version 9.115. For using FLV streaming on the web, a pseudo-streaming compliant Flash player, such as Flowplayer, is needed. Streaming requires that the FLV has embedded key-frame markers (meta-data), that can be injected by any supported tool, e.g. flvtool2.

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

Install mod_flvx on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mod_flvx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_flvx

Install mod_flvx 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 mod_flvx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_flvx

How To Uninstall mod_flvx on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove mod_flvx

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_flvx on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.