ffmpeg21 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg21" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install ffmpeg21 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S ffmpeg21

* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg21 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns ffmpeg21

2. Manually Install "ffmpeg21" via AUR

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone ffmpeg21's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg21.git ~/ffmpeg21

c. Go to ~/ffmpeg21 folder and install it

$ cd ~/ffmpeg21 $ makepkg -si

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