ffmpeg5.1 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg5.1" 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 ffmpeg5.1 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ffmpeg5.1 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ffmpeg5.1" 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 ffmpeg5.1's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg5.1.git 
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg5.1
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ffmpeg5.1 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ffmpeg5.1
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg5.1 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1390581
Name: ffmpeg5.1
PackageBaseID: 192499
PackageBase: ffmpeg5.1
Version: 1:5.1.4-3
Description: Complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video (legacy v5.1 branch, with libavcodec v59)
URL: https://ffmpeg.org
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.278038
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MarsSeed
Submitter: tallero
FirstSubmitted: 1681100759
LastModified: 1705943513
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ffmpeg5.1.tar.gz