Newest version of ffmpeg not showing in synaptic package manager

fixit7 · 2 September 2022 15:33

I compiled the newest version of ffmpeg and installed it.

It does not show up in synaptic package manager.

Should it be there?

mvvvpx101 · 2 September 2022 15:46

Did you enable universe repository?

fixit7 · 2 September 2022 16:35

'universe' distribution component is already enabled for all sources.

charles-nix · 2 September 2022 20:45

If you compiled it, then that implies you compiled from source. So it was never packaged with dependencies in a .deb file, and was never installed by the package handling system.

So, it should definitely NOT be listed in Synaptic. Synaptic/apt/debi know nothing about anything except .deb packages.

fixit7 · 2 September 2022 20:57

Thanks for the good explanation.