How can I get a newer ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

[Sorin Srbu]

On mån, 2024-09-30 at 10:03 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:52:17 +0000, Sorin Srbu via ubuntu-users
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > On mån, 2024-09-30 at 08:13 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote:
> > > I need to get the latest ffmpeg on my Linux server running 20.04 LTS.
> > > I need to use a new ffmpeg function called hybrid_fragmented which is available
> > > in the latest version...
> > > 
> > > How can I upgrade from the version ffmpeg version 4.3.2-0york0~18.04 provided by
> > > the Ubuntu distribution?
> > > 
> > > Note:
> > > This box was originally created when Ubuntu was 16.04 and I have done
> > > dist-upgrades twice to 18 and then 20. Strangely the apt policy command returns
> > > an 18.04 version for ffmpeg, why is that?
> > > 
> > > But anyway, I assume upgrading the distribution at this time will not help so is
> > > there any way I can get ffmpeg to the latest version on the current Ubuntu
> > > level?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > Maybe get it from here?
> > 
> > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaunchpad.net%2Fubuntu%2Ffocal%2F%2Bsource%2Fffmpeg&data=05%7C02%7Csorin.srbu%40ki.se%7C781a8144d9bc465101f908dce1269172%7Cbff7eef1cf4b4f32be3da1dda043c05d%7C0%7C0%7C638632802968738935%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iNz1jMFtTW%2FqChMAAVEMdSQR2sO2QFXpV%2FxoMXqGlco%3D&reserved=0
> > 
> > There may be dependencies issues though.
> > Make sure you have backups of the importanta stuff and try the above
> > out!
> 
> Well on that page I find:
> 
> The package versions that were published when the distribution release was made.
> ffmpeg 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1 (universe)  Uploaded: 2022-06-07
> 
> This does not cut it because the flag I need was recently added to ffmpeg...
> I think it was back in June 2024...

I see, that recently. Just did a quick check.

In that case maybe Colin Law's suggestion is better suited!


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