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I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.



My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?



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    I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.



    My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?



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      I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.



      My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?



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      I use multiple tools that rely on ffmpeg, a couple of which have downloaded different versions of ffmpeg from the one provided in the package repositories (e.g., mpv and moviepy via imageio). The separate ffmpeg binaries for these programs have not interfered with each other, but I am having difficulties related to some inconsistencies between the different versions.



      My question is: how do I locate the different versions of ffmpeg (other than the ubuntu package) that exist on my system so that I can point everything toward the binary of the most current version (in my case, the ffmpeg running with mpv)?



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          There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.



          First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:



          which ffmpeg


          Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:



          whereis ffmpeg


          The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.






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          • hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
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          Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:



          locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
          
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'


          And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.






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          • @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
            – mchid
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          • @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
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          There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.



          First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:



          which ffmpeg


          Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:



          whereis ffmpeg


          The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.






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          • hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
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          There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.



          First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:



          which ffmpeg


          Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:



          whereis ffmpeg


          The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.






          share|improve this answer





















          • hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
            – hb_
            23 mins ago














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          There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.



          First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:



          which ffmpeg


          Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:



          whereis ffmpeg


          The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.






          share|improve this answer












          There are two commands you can use to determine which binary is in use and also if there is more than one ffmpeg installed.



          First, to determine which binary is currently in use, run the following command:



          which ffmpeg


          Next, you can show where ffmpeg files and binaries are by running the following command:



          whereis ffmpeg


          The whereis command should show where the different binaries are if there is more than one and the binaries are usually under a bin directory.







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          • hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
            – hb_
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          • hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
            – hb_
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          hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
          – hb_
          23 mins ago




          hm, it seems whereis only gives me the current binary in use, but doesn't give me the locations of the ffmpeg binaries installed by mpv and imageio, whereas locate does (though along with a lot of other locations I don't need)
          – hb_
          23 mins ago













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          Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:



          locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
          
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'


          And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.






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          • @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
            – mchid
            1 hour ago












          • @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
            – hb_
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          Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:



          locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
          
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'


          And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.






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          • @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
            – mchid
            1 hour ago












          • @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
            – hb_
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          Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:



          locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
          
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'


          And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.






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          Experimenting a bit more, I was able to locate the alternate ffmpeg binaries installed by other programs using locate and egrep:



          locate mpv | egrep 'ffmpeg$'
          
locate imageio | egrep 'ffmpeg$'


          And then use alias to redirect the ffmpeg command to the most up-to-date binary without breaking other dependencies.







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          • @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
            – mchid
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          • @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
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          • @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
            – mchid
            1 hour ago












          • @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
            – hb_
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          @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
          – mchid
          1 hour ago






          @hb How did you install mpv? I installed mpv using apt and I don't see an ffmpeg binary. Usually, when you compile from source, the binary is in /usr/local/bin/ instead of /usr/bin/.
          – mchid
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          @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
          – hb_
          30 mins ago




          @mchid yeah, I did build mpv from source, but it left binaries in ~/mpv-build/build_libs/bin/ and ~/mpv-build/ffmpeg_build/, and not in /usr/local/bin/ for whatever reason
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