I added to my check list a note to verify that my Perl code functioned correctly after the install. Make sure you carefully look through that list and do any necessary preparations before telling yum that it can go ahead.įor example, yum told me that it was going to replace my current MySQL interface library for Perl with a new one. I ran “ vi /etc//dag.repo“.ĭepending on the packages you currently have installed, this could potentially upgrade, install, or replace numerous packages that may or may not be very important to you. Create and open a new file called /etc//dag.repo.I’m using yum, so I did the following to add the repository: Adding this repository is a great way to run the latest offerings of many packages.Īdding the DAG repository is simple. This repository is an actively-maintained repository that provides a staggering number of packages with current or near current builds. The first thing that you need to do is set up the DAG repository. While many of you may not experience these issues, I found it important to document these problems and how I fixed them in case you encounter them. If you successfully get FFmpeg running on another distro, please comment your changes here and I’ll update the post (and make sure you get credit of course).Īlso note that I experienced some bumps in the road while installing everything. Other distros will need to use a different repository. For example, the DAG RPM Repository that I’m using (more info below) has support for the following distros: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core, Yellow Dog Linux, Aurora Linux, CentOS, Scientific Linux (they really need to get a verified SSL cert), TaoLinux, WhiteBox Linux, Lineox, and BLAG. These instructions can work for other distros with little or no modifications, but some distros will be completely different. Note that I did all the following steps on a CentOS server. Here is my experience with installing FFmpeg on my server and how to fix the pitfalls that I encountered. Today, I’m proud to say that installing FFmpeg is so much easier to install compared to the past, that I dare say it’s simple. I recently thought up some ideas on how I’d like to use FFmpeg, so I thought it was time to give it a try yet again. Today, I’m going to see if I can’t help you get both of these set up on your system.Īdmittedly, it’s been a while since I’ve tried to install FFmpeg, about two years. There’s also a great PHP package called ffmpeg-php that allows for easy use of FFmpeg from inside PHP scripts. However, it can also transcode video and audio (convert the files to different formats), and that is what has me so excited. FFmpeg is an amazing collection of open-source tools that can record and stream video and audio.

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