How to install ffmpeg 4.4.2 or higher on Ubuntu 20.04 server

[Sorin Srbu]

On Thu, 2023-12-28 at 10:53 +0100, Bo Berglund wrote:
> I have run into a problem with ffmpeg on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server...
> 
> The server is used for many things like Subversion server, OpenVPN server,
> Video
> file server and more.
> 
> Now I found an error in one of the video downloaders used on this server
> which
> is apparently resolved in ffmpeg 4.4 and above.
> 
> On this server I have:
> 
> apt policy ffmpeg
> ffmpeg:
>   Installed: 7:4.3.2-0york0~18.04
>   Candidate: 7:4.3.2-0york0~18.04
> 
> On another server which was upgraded to 22.04 a few months back I see:
> 
> $ apt policy ffmpeg
> ffmpeg:
>   Installed: (none)
>   Candidate: 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm3
> 
> So the 4.4.2 version is on Ubuntu 22 and 4.3.2 on Ubuntu 20...
> 
> How can I force the installation of the newer version of ffmpeg on my
> server
> 20.04?
> 
> I cannot upgrade the server to 22.04 since it is mission-critical..


Hello!

Would a ffmpeg snap work for you?
I found a guide here;
https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-ubuntu-18-04/#installing-ffmpeg-4x-on-ubuntu


Snaps are usually self-contained and shouldn't mess up your 18.04-
installation. Backup first if you chose this route.

I do not know what ffmpeg version is currently snappified on the url above,
but it might give you a starting point for further research maybe.

And yes, yes, I know snaps are so bad etc. ;-)



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