How to Install ffmpeg software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install ffmpeg software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

ffmpeg software package provides Multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder (transitional package), you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg 

ffmpeg is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ffmpeg package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ffmpeg *

You will get with ffmpeg package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ffmpeg package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Graphics
Package ffmpeg
Version 6:0.8.18-0+deb7u1 [amd64, arme
Description Multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder (transitional package)
Sub Section Graphics


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ffmpeg software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?