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type: "note"
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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/
```