as "root" user
1) Navigate to "bin" folder
cd /usr/local/bin
2) Download FFmpeg & FFprobe static builds
wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
3) Unpack Archive file and move binary files
tar -xf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz && mv ffmpeg-*-amd64-static/ffmpeg ffmpeg-*-amd64-static/ffprobe . && rm -rf ffmpeg-*-amd64-static ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
4) Set "executable" permissions
chmod 0755 ffmpeg ffprobe
That's it!
as "non-root" user via sudo. (e.g. on Ubuntu or Debian with disabled root Login for security reason.)
1) Navigate to "bin" folder
cd /usr/local/bin
2) Download FFmpeg & FFprobe static builds
sudo wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
3) Unpack Archive file and move binary files
sudo tar -xf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz && sudo mv ffmpeg-*-amd64-static/ffmpeg ffmpeg-*-amd64-static/ffprobe . && sudo rm -rf ffmpeg-*-amd64-static ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
4) Set "executable" permissions
sudo chmod 0755 ffmpeg ffprobe
