What happened to FFMPEG?

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ssdclickofdeath
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FFMPEG was in the repos when I was using Trisquel 6, but I can't find it in the Belenos repository. What happened to it?
I have some video conversion bash scripts that depend on FFMPEG, so I'd rather not have to use another video convertor.

Michał Masłowski

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Install libav-tools, use avconv instead of ffmpeg the program. Some
time ago ffmpeg was forked into libav and ffmpeg, some distros choose
one, another or both, Debian-based distros have libav.

ssdclickofdeath
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The package "libav-tools" is already installed on my system. How do I invoke it from the command line? (Entering the command "libav" doesn't work.)

Michał Masłowski

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Use "dpkg-query -L libav-tools" if you are unsure what files a package
provides. avconv is the program that does what ffmpeg did; avprobe and
avplay replace other programs.

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I found avconv, thanks!