How To Install nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7.
What is nv-codec-headers
FFmpeg version of headers required to interface with Nvidias codec APIs.
We can use yum or dnf to install nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nv-codec-headers.
Install nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install nv-codec-headers using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nv-codec-headers
Install nv-codec-headers 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 nv-codec-headers using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nv-codec-headers
How To Uninstall nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the nv-codec-headers package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nv-codec-headers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nv-codec-headers on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
