How to Install µStreamer on Fedora CoreOS Latest

µStreamer is a lightweight and fast video and audio streaming server designed for real-time multimedia streaming applications. It supports a wide range of video formats, and it can stream compressed or uncompressed media to any device that can decode it.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install µStreamer on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A computer running Fedora CoreOS Latest.
• A terminal or command-line interface with administrative privileges.
• A stable Internet connection.

Step 1 - Download µStreamer

The µStreamer package is not included in the default Fedora CoreOS repositories. Therefore, you need to download it from the official GitHub repository.

1. Open the terminal window.
2. Install git by running the following command:

sudo dnf install git -y

3. Clone the µStreamer repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.git

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Before you can compile and install µStreamer on your Fedora CoreOS system, you need to install the required dependencies. The following command will install all the necessary packages on your system:

sudo dnf install gcc make cmake libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel zlib-devel ffmpeg-devel openssl-devel -y

Step 3 - Compile and Install µStreamer

Once you have downloaded the µStreamer source code and installed all the required dependencies, you can start compiling and installing µStreamer.

1. Change the directory to the µStreamer source code directory:

cd ustreamer

2. Create a new directory for the build files:

mkdir build && cd build

3. Run the following command to configure the build settings:

cmake ..

4. Run the following command to compile the source code:

make -j$(nproc)

5. Run the following command to install µStreamer:

sudo make install

Step 4 - Verify Installation

To verify that µStreamer is installed correctly and working correctly on your Fedora CoreOS system, run the following command:

ustreamer -h

This command should display the help menu for the streaming server, which means that you have installed the µStreamer package successfully.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install µStreamer on Fedora CoreOS Latest. By following these simple steps, you can now start to stream your video or audio files over the network to any device that can decode it.

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