[MEncoder-users] Mencoder on Opteron

[The Wanderer]

Adam Hammer wrote:

> I am new to posting on Mail lists.  My apologizes.

Apologies are fine, but are not good enough if you are still
top-posting, which you just did. Please look it up and configure your
mail client to not do it before posting on these mailing lists again.

> Is there any way through the aptitude or apt-get system to get the
> most recent mencoder?  Or do I need to simply get the most recent
> version from the website?

The versions available through apt-get and the like are entirely a
matter of what is present in the package repository you are updating
from, and that is entirely dependent on whoever creates the MPlayer
packages for that repository. We do not, and to some extent cannot,
support such repositories, or any packaged versions other than those
given on the Website.

If your repository does not provide a version which is more up-to-date,
and you want to update regardless, you will need to check out the source
code via Subversion (there should be instructions on the Website) and
compile it yourself. There pretty much is no other alternative.

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       The Wanderer

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