ffmpeg3.4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg3.4" 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 ffmpeg3.4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg3.4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ffmpeg3.4" 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 ffmpeg3.4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg3.4.git 
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg3.4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ffmpeg3.4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg3.4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg3.4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1309483
Name: ffmpeg3.4
PackageBaseID: 179237
PackageBase: ffmpeg3.4
Version: 3.4.13-1
Description: Library to record, convert and stream audio and video (legacy v3.4 branch, with libavcodec v57)
URL: https://ffmpeg.org
NumVotes: 26
Popularity: 3.7E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MarsSeed
Submitter: MarsSeed
FirstSubmitted: 1653783138
LastModified: 1693093004
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffmpeg3.4.tar.gz