[FFmpeg-user] stuck on ffmpeg version 2.8.15

[Gabriella Han]

command line output for each command:

*sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathon/ffmpeg-3 -y*
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpuvrsluwi/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpuvrsluwi/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key F06FC659 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpuvrsluwi/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F06FC659: public key "Launchpad PPA for J Fernyhough" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

*sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade*
Get:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-9-0-local  InRelease
Ign:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-9-0-local  InRelease
Get:2 file:/var/nv-tensorrt-repo-ga-cuda9.0-trt3.0.4-20180208  InRelease
Ign:2 file:/var/nv-tensorrt-repo-ga-cuda9.0-trt3.0.4-20180208  InRelease
Get:3 file:/var/visionworks-repo  InRelease
Ign:3 file:/var/visionworks-repo  InRelease
Get:4 file:/var/visionworks-sfm-repo  InRelease
Ign:4 file:/var/visionworks-sfm-repo  InRelease
Get:5 file:/var/visionworks-tracking-repo  InRelease
Ign:5 file:/var/visionworks-tracking-repo  InRelease
Get:6 file:/var/cuda-repo-9-0-local  Release [574 B]
Get:7 file:/var/nv-tensorrt-repo-ga-cuda9.0-trt3.0.4-20180208  Release [574
B]
Get:8 file:/var/visionworks-repo  Release [1,999 B]
Get:9 file:/var/visionworks-sfm-repo  Release [2,003 B]
Get:6 file:/var/cuda-repo-9-0-local  Release [574 B]
Get:10 file:/var/visionworks-tracking-repo  Release [2,008 B]
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B]
Get:8 file:/var/visionworks-repo  Release [1,999 B]
Get:9 file:/var/visionworks-sfm-repo  Release [2,003 B]
Get:10 file:/var/visionworks-tracking-repo  Release [2,008 B]
Hit:12 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_8.x xenial InRelease

Hit:13 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial InRelease

Hit:15 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-updates InRelease

Get:17 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-security InRelease [109
kB]
Hit:20 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-backports InRelease

Get:21 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-security/main Sources
[145 kB]
Hit:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/ffmpeg-3/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Get:23 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-security/main arm64
Packages [429 kB]
Get:24 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-security/universe arm64
Packages [382 kB]
Hit:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/ffmpeg-4/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Fetched 1,066 kB in 2s (422 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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2 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
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Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  apt-clone archdetect-deb containerd dmeventd dmraid dpkg-repack
  gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 grub-common kpartx kpartx-boot
  libappstream3 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libdebian-installer4
libdevmapper-event1.02.1
  libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 liblvm2app2.2
  liblvm2cmd2.02 libmircommon5 libparted-fs-resize0 libqmi-glib1 libqpdf17
  libreadline5 lockfile-progs lvm2 os-prober pmount python3-icu python3-pam
  rdate runc snapd-login-service ubiquity-casper ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork
  ubuntu-core-launcher
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages have been kept back:
  fontconfig-config
The following packages will be upgraded:
  sudo
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 347 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,192 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-security/main arm64 sudo
arm64 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6 [347 kB]
Fetched 347 kB in 0s (658 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 167140 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../sudo_1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking sudo (1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6) over (1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up sudo (1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6) ...

*sudo apt install ffmpeg -y*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  apt-clone archdetect-deb containerd dmeventd dmraid dpkg-repack
  gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 grub-common kpartx kpartx-boot
  libappstream3 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libdebian-installer4
libdevmapper-event1.02.1
  libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 liblvm2app2.2
  liblvm2cmd2.02 libmircommon5 libparted-fs-resize0 libqmi-glib1 libqpdf17
  libreadline5 lockfile-progs lvm2 os-prober pmount python3-icu python3-pam
  rdate runc snapd-login-service ubiquity-casper ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork
  ubuntu-core-launcher
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  ffmpeg-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ffmpeg
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,267 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,863 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package ffmpeg.Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  apt-clone archdetect-deb containerd dmeventd dmraid dpkg-repack
  gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 grub-common kpcommand line output
for each command:artx kpartx-boot
  libappstream3 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libdebian-installer4
libdevmapper-event1.02.1
  libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 liblvm2app2.2
  liblvm2cmd2.02 libmircommon5 libparted-fs-resize0 libqmi-glib1 libqpdf17
  libreadline5 lockfile-progs lvm2 os-prober pmount python3-icu python3-pam
  rdate runc snapd-login-service ubiquity-casper ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork
  ubuntu-core-launcher
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  ffmpeg-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ffmpeg
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,267 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,863 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package ffmpeg.
(Reading database ... 167106 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ffmpeg_7%3a2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking ffmpeg (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up ffmpeg (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...

(Reading database ... 167106 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ffmpeg_7%3a2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking ffmpeg (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up ffmpeg (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...


On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 5:25 PM Gabriella Han <gabbyghan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to install ffmpeg version 3 on my machine (which is
> running Ubuntu 16.04). To do so I have been using the following commands:
>
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathon/ffmpeg-3 -y
> sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
> sudo apt install ffmpeg -y
>
> However, when I run ffmpeg -version I always get:
>
> ffmpeg version 2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg
> developers
>
> I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling in many different ways,
> restarting my machine, etc. I also consulted with someone who has
> experience in Linux and I can't seem to figure out the issue.
>
> Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Gabby
>
>
>