install_ffmpeg_ubuntu.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Bash script to install latest version of ffmpeg and its dependencies on Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04
# Inspired from https://gist.github.com/faleev/3435377

# Remove any existing packages:
sudo apt-get -y remove ffmpeg x264 libav-tools libvpx-dev libx264-dev yasm

# Get the dependencies (Ubuntu Server or headless users):
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential checkinstall git libfaac-dev libgpac-dev \
  libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev librtmp-dev libtheora-dev \
    libvorbis-dev pkg-config texi2html yasm zlib1g-dev libasound-dev

wget http://www.tortall.net/projects/yasm/releases/yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
tar xvzf yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
cd yasm-1.2.0
./configure
make
sudo make install

cd ..

# Install x264
# sudo apt-get -y install libx264-dev
cd
git clone --depth 1 git://git.videolan.org/x264
cd x264
./configure --enable-shared
make
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=x264 --pkgversion="3:$(./version.sh | \
  awk -F'[" ]' '/POINT/{print $4"+git"$5}')" --backup=no --deldoc=yes \
    --fstrans=no --default

# Install AAC audio decoder
cd
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/opencore-amr/fdk-aac-0.1.0.tar.gz
tar xzvf fdk-aac-0.1.0.tar.gz
cd fdk-aac-0.1.0
./configure --enable-shared
make
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=fdk-aac --pkgversion="0.1.0" --backup=no \
  --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default

# Install VP8 video encoder and decoder.
cd
git clone --depth 1 https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx 
cd libvpx
./configure --enable-shared
make
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=libvpx --pkgversion="1:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no \
  --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default


# Add lavf support to x264
# This allows x264 to accept just about any input that FFmpeg can handle and is useful if you want to use x264 directly. See a more detailed explanation of what this means.
cd ~/x264
make distclean
./configure --enable-static --enable-shared --enable-pic
make
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=x264 --pkgversion="3:$(./version.sh | \
  awk -F'[" ]' '/POINT/{print $4"+git"$5}')" --backup=no --deldoc=yes \
  --fstrans=no --default

#install XVID
cd ~/
wget 'http://mirror.ryansanden.com/ffmpeg-d00bc6a8/xvidcore-1.3.2.tar.gz'
tar -xzf xvidcore-1.3.2.tar.gz
cd xvidcore/build/generic
./configure --prefix='/usr/local'
make          # 15 sec
sudo make install
#sudo checkinstall --pkgname=xvidcore --pkgversion="1.3.2" --backup=no --deldoc=yes \
#  --fstrans=no --default

# Installing FFmpeg
cd
git clone --depth 1 git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg
./configure --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb \
  --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-librtmp --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis \
  --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-version3  --enable-libxvid
make
sudo make install

#finsh up:
sudo ldconfig

# Optional: install qt-faststart
# This is a useful tool if you're showing your H.264 in MP4 videos on the web. It relocates some data in the video to allow playback to begin before the file is completely downloaded. Usage: qt-faststart input.mp4 output.mp4.
# cd ~/ffmpeg
# make tools/qt-faststart
# sudo checkinstall --pkgname=qt-faststart --pkgversion="$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git" --backup=no \
#  --deldoc=yes --fstrans=no --default install -Dm755 tools/qt-faststart \
#  /usr/local/bin/qt-faststart

Doesn't work anymore.

You have to remove

--enable-libfaac

@mkassner - I have noticed that some users may have git:// protocol blocked by their institution's firewall settings, which will cause the script to exit with failure.

All git:// protocols should be updated ideally tohttps or http protocols.

Change L78 -ffmpeg can be accessed via https via its github mirror: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg.git
Change: L27 videolan x264 lib can be accessed by http: http://git.videolan.org/git/x264.git

@mkassner - forked here with changes: https://gist.github.com/willpatera/f5f205d2311d92142490cda798d6e2b8