
Next, clone the ffmpeg package or download the latest snapshot: git clone git:///ffmpeg.git Libnotify-dev libglib2.0-dev libevent-dev \

Libtool pkg-config libcurl4-openssl-dev \ Install these packages, yasm or nasm is needed for ffmpeg specifically, the others are generally useful for building packages: sudo apt-get install yasm nasm \ deb file using checkinstall which can then be uninstalled again. Option 3: Install ffmpeg from sourceĪlternatively, you can install from source. You will have to install the keyring as an unauthenticated package using this method. Sudo apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring To add debian testing, either manually edit the file or run.Įxample for debian testing only: sudo echo deb testing main non-free \Īfter adding the line for deb-multimedia, update the package, add the keyring, and install ffmpeg. To install ffmpeg, edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the appropriate line for your distribution as listed here: Place the binaries in /usr/local/bin and you're ready to go. Option 1: Use the static buildĭownload a static build from this website: I'd suggest trying Options 1 or 2 before attempting Option 3. If you want a more recent version, you have 3 options for installing ffmpeg. However, this version of ffmpeg not always be up-to-date.

Current Debian ( starting from stretch and also in jessie-backports) includes an ffmpeg package: sudo apt-get update
