In this guide, we will show you how to install Avidemux in Ubuntu systems.
Avidemux is a free and open-source software application for non-linear video editing and transcoding multimedia files. The developers intend it as “a simple tool for simple video processing tasks” and to allow users “to do elementary things in a very straightforward way”. It is written in C++ and uses Qt for its graphical user interface, and FFmpeg for its multimedia functions. Starting with version 2.4, Avidemux also offers a command-line interface, and since version 2.6, the original GTK port has not been maintained and is now discontinued.
Install Avidemux on Ubuntu-APT method
Follow the steps below to get started with Avidemux :
- Update your Ubuntu system packages with running the below command:
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y- Avidemux package is not available on Ubuntu base repository. So You can install it via importing PPA repo as follows:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xtradeb/apps -y
- Run the command below to reflect on PPA
sudo apt update -y- Then install Avidemux as shown below:
sudo apt install avidemux* -y
Access Avidemux
- Access Avidemux through the command line by running the command
avidemux- Also you can search on the system search bar by typing Avidemux as follows
- Avidemux will be launched as shown below
How to Remove (Uninstall) Avidemux
- Remove Avidemux with APT Remove Method:
sudo apt autoremove avidemux* --purge
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:xtradeb/apps -yInstall Avidemux -Conclusion
That’s it
Thanks.
