Locating multiple ffmpeg installations
I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.
My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?
Thanks!
software-installation ffmpeg mpv-media-player
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I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.
My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?
Thanks!
software-installation ffmpeg mpv-media-player
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What's wrong withfind / -name ffmpeg?
– Pedro Lobito
Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
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I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.
My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?
Thanks!
software-installation ffmpeg mpv-media-player
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I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.
My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?
Thanks!
software-installation ffmpeg mpv-media-player
software-installation ffmpeg mpv-media-player
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What's wrong withfind / -name ffmpeg?
– Pedro Lobito
Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
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What's wrong withfind / -name ffmpeg?
– Pedro Lobito
Dec 30 '18 at 5:33
What's wrong with
find / -name ffmpeg?– Pedro Lobito
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What's wrong with
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Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:
locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.
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@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/and~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in/usr/local/bin/for whatever reason
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,/usr/local/binis not used because this is a local install.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
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There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.
First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:
which ffmpeg
Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:
whereis ffmpeg
The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
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hm, it seemswhereisonly gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereaslocatedoes (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks likewhereisdoes not work when trying to find something installed locally.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your$PATH. I have stuff installed in/home/$USER/.local/binthat shows up but/home/$USER/.local/binis in my$PATH.
– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!/home/$USER/.local/binwas indeed not in my path
– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look likeffmpegwas installed in/home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using/home/$USER/.local/binas an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally andwhereisdoes show the python apps installed because this is in my$PATH.
– mchid
14 hours ago
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Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:
locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.
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@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/and~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in/usr/local/bin/for whatever reason
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,/usr/local/binis not used because this is a local install.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
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Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:
locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.
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@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/and~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in/usr/local/bin/for whatever reason
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,/usr/local/binis not used because this is a local install.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
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Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:
locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.
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Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:
locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.
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@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/and~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in/usr/local/bin/for whatever reason
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,/usr/local/binis not used because this is a local install.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
add a comment |
@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/and~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in/usr/local/bin/for whatever reason
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,/usr/local/binis not used because this is a local install.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in
~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in
~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:34
@hb Okay,
/usr/local/bin is not used because this is a local install.– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
@hb Okay,
/usr/local/bin is not used because this is a local install.– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:08
add a comment |
There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.
First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:
which ffmpeg
Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:
whereis ffmpeg
The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
hm, it seemswhereisonly gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereaslocatedoes (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks likewhereisdoes not work when trying to find something installed locally.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your$PATH. I have stuff installed in/home/$USER/.local/binthat shows up but/home/$USER/.local/binis in my$PATH.
– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!/home/$USER/.local/binwas indeed not in my path
– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look likeffmpegwas installed in/home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using/home/$USER/.local/binas an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally andwhereisdoes show the python apps installed because this is in my$PATH.
– mchid
14 hours ago
add a comment |
There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.
First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:
which ffmpeg
Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:
whereis ffmpeg
The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
hm, it seemswhereisonly gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereaslocatedoes (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks likewhereisdoes not work when trying to find something installed locally.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your$PATH. I have stuff installed in/home/$USER/.local/binthat shows up but/home/$USER/.local/binis in my$PATH.
– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!/home/$USER/.local/binwas indeed not in my path
– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look likeffmpegwas installed in/home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using/home/$USER/.local/binas an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally andwhereisdoes show the python apps installed because this is in my$PATH.
– mchid
14 hours ago
add a comment |
There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.
First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:
which ffmpeg
Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:
whereis ffmpeg
The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.
First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:
which ffmpeg
Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:
whereis ffmpeg
The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
22.7k25084
answered Dec 30 '18 at 1:39
mchid
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22.7k25084
hm, it seemswhereisonly gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereaslocatedoes (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks likewhereisdoes not work when trying to find something installed locally.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your$PATH. I have stuff installed in/home/$USER/.local/binthat shows up but/home/$USER/.local/binis in my$PATH.
– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!/home/$USER/.local/binwas indeed not in my path
– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look likeffmpegwas installed in/home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using/home/$USER/.local/binas an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally andwhereisdoes show the python apps installed because this is in my$PATH.
– mchid
14 hours ago
add a comment |
hm, it seemswhereisonly gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereaslocatedoes (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks likewhereisdoes not work when trying to find something installed locally.
– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your$PATH. I have stuff installed in/home/$USER/.local/binthat shows up but/home/$USER/.local/binis in my$PATH.
– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!/home/$USER/.local/binwas indeed not in my path
– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look likeffmpegwas installed in/home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using/home/$USER/.local/binas an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally andwhereisdoes show the python apps installed because this is in my$PATH.
– mchid
14 hours ago
hm, it seems
whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
hm, it seems
whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)– hb_
Dec 30 '18 at 2:42
@hb_ It looks like
whereis does not work when trying to find something installed locally.– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ It looks like
whereis does not work when trying to find something installed locally.– mchid
Dec 30 '18 at 9:12
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your
$PATH. I have stuff installed in /home/$USER/.local/bin that shows up but /home/$USER/.local/bin is in my $PATH.– mchid
2 days ago
@hb_ This is maybe because the directory is not in your
$PATH. I have stuff installed in /home/$USER/.local/bin that shows up but /home/$USER/.local/bin is in my $PATH.– mchid
2 days ago
thanks for clarifying this!
/home/$USER/.local/bin was indeed not in my path– hb_
yesterday
thanks for clarifying this!
/home/$USER/.local/bin was indeed not in my path– hb_
yesterday
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look like
ffmpeg was installed in /home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using /home/$USER/.local/bin as an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally and whereis does show the python apps installed because this is in my $PATH.– mchid
14 hours ago
@hb_ I wouldn't mess with it if you found a way to make it work so I wouldn't add that to my path unless needed. Besides, it didn't look like
ffmpeg was installed in /home/$USER/.local/bin. I was just using /home/$USER/.local/bin as an example because that is where some python stuff shows up if installed locally and whereis does show the python apps installed because this is in my $PATH.– mchid
14 hours ago
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What's wrong with
find / -name ffmpeg?– Pedro Lobito
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