FFmpeg: Manually compile or apt-get?

[babadoctor]

Should I install ffmpeg with apt-get or download it from the website and compile it?

[Ryois]

1 minute ago, babadoctor said:

Should I install ffmpeg with apt-get or download it from the website and compile it?

I have done both ways and they are the same (functionality wise)
I would try apt-get first imo.

[TurbulentWinds]

Always apt-get if you are on Linux. Never ever use the GUI unless you feel like reinstalling every few days.

[babadoctor]

Just now, Ryois said:

I have done both ways and they are the same (functionality wise)
I would try apt-get first imo.

Okay

Just now, Nicholatian said:

Depends on if you want to do screen recording, mostly. The usual repos for FFMPEG don't ship with x11-whateverthefuckisusedforscreencapture enabled, so you need to compile it yourself if you want that. It's needed for making GIFs, videos and everything in between.

 

OTOH, the Arch version of FFMPEG does come with that flag switched on by default. If you don't know, now you know.

Should have mentioned that I am installing this on a headless computer (ubuntu server 16.0.4.1). so no x11.

i was gonna use it for encoding my large video files

 

okay now final question:

which way provides more video codec support?

 

 

 

Thanks!