How To Install v4l-utils on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-utils on CentOS 7.
What is v4l-utils
v4l-utils is a collection of various video4linux (V4L) and DVB utilities. The main v4l-utils package contains cx18-ctl, ir-keytable, ivtv-ctl, v4l2-ctl and v4l2-sysfs-path.
We can use yum or dnf to install v4l-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install v4l-utils.
Install v4l-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install v4l-utils using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install v4l-utils
Install v4l-utils 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 v4l-utils using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install v4l-utils
How To Uninstall v4l-utils on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the v4l-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove v4l-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
