ffmpeg-headless on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg-headless" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install ffmpeg-headless on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ffmpeg-headless
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg-headless on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ffmpeg-headless
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ffmpeg-headless" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone ffmpeg-headless's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg-headless.git 
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg-headless
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ffmpeg-headless folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg-headless
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg-headless package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1427291
Name: ffmpeg-headless
PackageBaseID: 89013
PackageBase: ffmpeg-headless
Version: 1:6.1.1-1
Description: Complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video; optimised for server (headless) systems
URL: https://ffmpeg.org
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.001093
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lapicidae
Submitter: an7oine
FirstSubmitted: 1420031560
LastModified: 1710444323
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffmpeg-headless.tar.gz