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Installing ffmpeg

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When I try to install ffmpeg on Mint 21.1 I keep getting unmet dependencies.
I get the same error whether I try via command prompt or in the software manager.
Any suggestions?
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Re: Installing ffmpeg

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kestrel1 wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 6:17 pm Any suggestions?
Install via Snaptic.
I find it difficult (but not impossible) to have a package available in the repository and not have the necessary dependencies available.
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Re: Installing ffmpeg

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Try a different mirror.
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Re: Installing ffmpeg

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Are you trying to install a newer version of ffmpeg than the default repo version? That would cause the unmet dependencies message.

There are so many multimedia programs that use ffmpeg as a backend that it's quite possible you already have it. I just tried

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apt policy ffmpeg
in my wee netbook and it's installed. I never installed it as such, it's being used by someting else.
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Re: Installing ffmpeg

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Thank you both for your replies.
It appeared that I had an issue with Mint. It wasn't allowing me to install anything. Probably something I did, I was playing about with repositories.
I have ended up re-installing Mint and it seems to work OK now.
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