How to Install ffmpeg software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install ffmpeg software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

ffmpeg software package provides Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 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 Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Video
Package ffmpeg
Version 7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 [amd6
Description Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Sub Section Video


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ffmpeg software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?