[FFmpeg-user] stuck on ffmpeg version 2.8.15

[James Darnley]

On 2019-05-06 19:38, Gabriella Han wrote:
> *sudo apt install ffmpeg -y*
> ...
> Setting up ffmpeg (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...

I hate debian and its derivatives but that looks to me like ffmpeg 2.8
so I don't know why you're surprised.  You probably need to explicitly
ask for version 3 with a package like "ffmpeg3" or "ffmpeg-3" on this
out-dated thing.