Install FFmpeg 2.2.5 On Ubuntu / LinuxMint / ElemetaryOS

In this Tutorial I will show you how to install the Latest  Version of FFmpeg 2.2.5 On Ubuntu 14.04LTS /12.04 ,LinuxMint 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 and Elementary OS 

FFmpeg is an open source and cross-platform solution for converting, encoding and recording audio and video streams.It is available for download as a single source archive that can be  compiled and installed in any Linux-based operating system.

Changes in FFmpeg
It includes the following library versions

• libavutil 52. 66.100
• libavcodec 55. 52.102
• libavformat 55. 33.100
• libavdevice 55. 10.100
• libavfilter 4. 2.100
• libswscale 2. 5.102
• libswresample 0. 18.100
• libpostproc 52. 3.100

Installation steps

Step 1:Downlaod the tar file from the home site

wget http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/releases/ffmpeg-2.2.5.tar.bz2

Step 2: Extract the tar package and make the install 

cd ffmpeg-2.2.5/

./configure

make

sudo make install