How To Install testMPEG2TransportReceiver on CentOS 8

One-liner Install Command

If you are only interested in the installation command, here is a quick answer for you:

sudo yum makecache && sudo yum -y install livemedia-utils

sudo dnf makecache && sudo dnf -y install livemedia-utils

But if you are interested in the details with step-by-step instructions, the following information will be helpful.

What is testMPEG2TransportReceiver and How to Install It?

First things first, you will need access to a server or computer running CentOS 8. This guide was written specifically with a server running CentOS 8 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install testMPEG2TransportReceiver on CentOS 8. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install testMPEG2TransportReceiver on CentOS 8 using dnf

First, update dnf packages database with dnf by running the next command:

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating database, You can install testMPEG2TransportReceiver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install livemedia-utils

Install testMPEG2TransportReceiver on CentOS 8 using yum

Because testMPEG2TransportReceiver is available in CentOS 8’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the yum packaging system.

To begin, update local packages database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

Now can install testMPEG2TransportReceiver package on your server/computer by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install livemedia-utils

How to upgrade (update) a single package testMPEG2TransportReceiver using yum?

To update all the packages available on the system:

yum update

If you want to update a specific package like testMPEG2TransportReceiver in this example you should use the following command:

yum update livemedia-utils

To downgrade a package to an earlier version:

yum downgrade livemedia-utils

How to Upgrade testMPEG2TransportReceiver on CentOS 8 with dnf?

When you run the dnf update, all system packages with available updates are updated. However, if you want to upgrade a single package, then you would have to pass the package name as the argument to the dnf update command.

dnf update livemedia-utils

How To remove testMPEG2TransportReceiver from CentOS 8

To uninstall only the testMPEG2TransportReceiver package you can execute the following command:

sudo dnf remove livemedia-utils

Extra info and code examples

The live555.com streaming media code is a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming, using open standard protocols (RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP). These libraries can be used to build applications to stream, receive and process MPEG, H.263+ or JPEG video, several audio codecs, and can easily be extended to support additional codecs. They can also be used to build basic RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) or SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) clients and servers. This package contains the live555.com streaming servers (live555MediaServer and live555ProxyServer), the example programs (openRTSP, playSIP, sapWatch, vobStreamer) and a variety of test tools.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install testMPEG2TransportReceiver using dnf and yum package managers. Also, we showed how to update manually as a single package and different ways to uninstall the testMPEG2TransportReceiver from CentOS 8.

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