[FFmpeg-user] stuck on ffmpeg version 2.8.15

[Gabriella Han]

Command line output:

*sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3*

Backport and/or package of FFMPEG 3 and key libraries

***

Cumulative downloads at 2017-12-20: 68,504 (based on ffmpeg)

Total downloads of 3.4: 24,113
Total downloads of 3.3.2: 2,814

***

Find PPAs useful? Consider a donation to those you use.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/ffmpeg-3
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmptoqp0qdu/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmptoqp0qdu/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key F06FC659 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmptoqp0qdu/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F06FC659: public key "Launchpad PPA for J Fernyhough" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 7:41 PM Gabriella Han <gabbyghan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I actually checked my command line history and I did use the correct
> command:
>
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
>
> but I missed the "f" when I typed it in my email.
>
> However, I removed and reinstalled ffmpeg without the -y option. When I
> run apt show ffmpeg the output is:
>
> //------------------------------------------------------------
> Package: ffmpeg
> Version: 7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
> Priority: optional
> Section: universe/video
> Origin: Ubuntu
> Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <
> pkg-multimedia-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
> Installed-Size: 1,863 kB
> Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.7) | libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>=
> 7:2.7), libavdevice-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.6), libavfilter-ffmpeg5 (>= 7:2.4),
> libavformat-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.6), libavresample-ffmpeg2 (>= 7:2.4),
> libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.5), libc6 (>= 2.17), libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (>=
> 7:2.4), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libswresample-ffmpeg1 (>= 7:2.4),
> libswscale-ffmpeg3 (>= 7:2.4), libvdpau1 (>= 0.2), libx11-6
> Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
> Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
> Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
> Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
> Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntukylin-desktop
> Supported: 5y
> Download-Size: 1,267 kB
> APT-Manual-Installed: yes
> APT-Sources: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-updates/universe
> arm64 Packages
> Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia
> files
>  FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode,
> transcode,
>  mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and
>  machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to
> the
>  cutting edge.
>  .
>  This package contains:
>   * ffmpeg: a command line tool to convert multimedia files between formats
>   * ffserver: a multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts
>   * ffplay: a simple media player based on SDL and the FFmpeg libraries
>   * ffprobe: a simple multimedia stream analyzer
>   * qt-faststart: a utility to rearrange Quicktime files
>
> N: There is 1 additional record. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
>
> //-------------------------------------------------------
>
> If this is not the right mailing list, which would be a better one to
> contact?
>
> Thanks,
> Gabby
>
> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 7:07 PM Peter B. <pb at das-werkstatt.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure if ffmpeg-user is actually the right place for this, since
>> it's a packaging issue.
>> Plus: I cannot reproduce your problem (Xubuntu 16.04.3, 64bit).
>>
>> I guess you've got a typo: "jonathon" vs "jonathonf"?
>>
>> ----------------
>> $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathon/ffmpeg-3
>> ----------------
>> Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~jonathon/ubuntu/ffmpeg-3'.
>> The user named '~jonathon' does not have any PPA
>> ----------------
>> (Strange, that your command line output says "Launchpad PPA for J
>> Fernyhough  imported" though.)
>>
>>
>> Please try with "jonathonf" [1]:
>> ----------------
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
>> sudo apt update
>> ----------------
>>
>> Don't use "-y" so you actually see what happens ;)
>>
>> What comes up with "$ apt show ffmpeg"?
>> In my case (after adding jonathonf's PPA), I get v3.4.4-1 as expected:
>>
>>
>> // --------------------------------
>> Package: ffmpeg
>> Version: 7:3.4.4-1~16.04.york0
>> Priority: optional
>> Section: video
>> Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
>> <debian-multimedia at lists.debian.org>
>> Installed-Size: 2,277 kB
>> Depends: libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.4) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.4),
>> libavdevice57 (>= 7:3.4.4), libavfilter6 (>= 7:3.4.4) |
>> libavfilter-extra6 (>= 7:3.4.4), libavformat57 (>= 7:3.4.4),
>> libavresample3 (>= 7:3.4.4), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.4), libc6 (>= 2.14),
>> libpostproc54 (>= 7:3.4.4), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.4), libswresample2 (>=
>> 7:3.4.4), libswscale4 (>= 7:3.4.4)
>> Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
>> Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
>> Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
>> Download-Size: 1,601 kB
>> APT-Sources: http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/ffmpeg-3/ubuntu
>> xenial/main amd64 Packages
>> Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia
>> files
>>  FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode,
>> transcode,
>>  mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and
>>  machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up
>> to the
>>  cutting edge.
>>  .
>>  This package contains:
>>  * ffmpeg: a command line tool to convert multimedia files between formats
>>  * ffserver: a multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts
>>  * ffplay: a simple media player based on SDL and the FFmpeg libraries
>>  * ffprobe: a simple multimedia stream analyzer
>>  * qt-faststart: a utility to rearrange Quicktime files
>>
>> N: There are 2 additional records. Please use the '-a' switch to see them.
>> // --------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Pb
>>
>> == References:
>> [1] https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/ffmpeg-3
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ffmpeg-user mailing list
>> ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org
>> https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user
>>
>> To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email
>> ffmpeg-user-request at ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
>
>