ffmpeg installation on Ubuntu 8.04

[jsia18]

Hi I tried to install ffmpeg from synaptic manager it works but it does not set --enable liblame so there is no sound after I encode the video. How do I do this from installing by source. I've already installed ffmpeg previously in ubuntu 7 and it works fine however upon upgrading to ubuntu 8.04 it produced an error in libavcode.so can't expalin why. Could someone help me so that I can install ffmpeg properly? Thanks

[startherepodcast]

Maybe this could help you:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ffmpeg

It tells you how to make it compile with all the stuff that could be illegal in you country.

So please check with your local authorities first :)

[jsia18]

Thanks, I tried it but I got errors when performing make install

[Pumalite]

Make Medibuntu your repository and install all the codecs:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#head-7486ed038a9becc1dff10a24cc07a38a00d70e9f
Run also:
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras

[FakeOutdoorsman]

If you don't want to use a third-party repository such as Medibuntu, then you can compile it yourself:
HOWTO: Compile the latest ffmpeg and x264 from source (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786095)