How To Install movit on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install movit in AlmaLinux 8. movit is GPU video filter library

Introduction

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

What is movit

Movit is a library for video filters. It uses the GPU present in many computers to accelerate computation of common filters and transitions, facilitating real-time HD video editing. This package contains the Movit shared library.

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

Install movit 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 movit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install movit

Install movit 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 movit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install movit

How To Uninstall movit on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove movit

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Summary

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