How to install libva on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Video Acceleration (VA) API for Linux
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | ✓ | 2.9.0 |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
Libva is a library providing the VA API video acceleration API.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
libva on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install libva
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install libva on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install libva (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is libva available for?
libva is available for RHEL 8 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is libva compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.