ffmpeg21 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg21" 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 ffmpeg21 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg21 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ffmpeg21" 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 ffmpeg21's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg21.git 
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg21
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ffmpeg21 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg21
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg21 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1301599
Name: ffmpeg21
PackageBaseID: 149978
PackageBase: ffmpeg21
Version: 2.1-3
Description: complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video
URL: https://ffmpeg.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: vmp
Submitter: vmp
FirstSubmitted: 1583764956
LastModified: 1691648767
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffmpeg21.tar.gz