Installs FFmpeg on aws\whatever

install_ffmpeg.sh

# Taken from https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=332091
# And https://gist.github.com/rainabba/07425c3bc14a0bb51632f12e913d9081
#
# Usage: `sudo bash ./install_ffmpeg.sh`

# Config Variables
static_host=https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-64bit-static.tar.xz
filename=ffmpeg-git-64bit-static.tar.xz


cd /usr/local/bin
mkdir ffmpeg
echo "Made dir"

cd ffmpeg

echo "Downloading"
wget $static_host
echo "Download finished"

# Unzip ffmpeg contents directly with --strip-components https://superuser.com/a/899688/450105
echo "Unzipping"
tar xf $filename --strip-components=1
rm $filename

echo "Symlinking"
ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg/ffpropbe /usr/bin/ffpropbe

echo "FFmpeg installed!"
exit

Hi,
I have used your script in my travis configuration on flac-to-mp3 pproject.
I have mentioned you and this gist.

Thank you

Thank you.

@Eomm @ivarmlee11 of course! glad you found it useful :) And thanks for the shout out :P