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created: 2024-10-06T14:59:24.000Z
type: note
updated: 2024-11-03T18:42:10.057Z
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# ffmpeg

- [how-to-install-the-latest-static-build-of-ffmpeg](https://docs.vultr.com/how-to-install-the-latest-static-build-of-ffmpeg)

```bash
mkdir -p /opt/ffmpeg
cd /opt/ffmpeg
wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz.md5
md5sum -c ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz.md5
tar xvf ffmpeg*.xz
cd ffmpeg-*-static
ll
ln -s "${PWD}/ffmpeg" /usr/local/bin/
ln -s "${PWD}/ffprobe" /usr/local/bin/
```

```bash Sun Oct 06 2024 07:58:50 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
# Download ffmpeg latest Beta/Nightly Portable Windows 64-bit  52MB  Win64  Portable
# https://www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg
L:\Git\ffmpeg-2024-10-02-git-358fdf3083-full_build\bin
```