The new version of FFMPEG 2.5.2 is now available which brings a lot of improvements. FFMpeg is a popular multimedia package which handle the video features such as viewing and converting. Here I want to guide you how to install ffmpeg 2.5.2 on Elementary OS Freya. Since its available via PPA, installing ffmpeg 2.5.2 on Elementary OS Freya is pretty easy.
Steps to install ffmpeg 2.5.2 on Elementary OS Freya
A. Add the PPA repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kirillshkrogalev/ffmpeg-next
B. Update local repository index
sudo apt-get update
C. Install ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Done. Now ffmpeg 2.5.2 is installed on your Elementary OS Freya
