alternative for handbrake in linux?

[tommo123]

you still have to do some ppa stuff and thats silly (IMO) to install the thing as opposed to some packaged installer.

is there an alternative program to handbrake i can install in linux mint? either that or some prepackaged version of handbrake i missed?

 

[lxskllr]

Using a ppa will automate updates. As long as you trust the maintainer, that's the way to go. Otherwise, it doesn't look like there's a binary available from the main site.

 

[tommo123]

it's the reason i gave up on it last time i tried linux. it was the last of 10ish apps i use often and can't move over until i get something like this.

i don't update unless there's a problem with the program as is really or a new feature is added but ppa was annoying and was about 2-3 pages of instructions last time i looked.

 

[lxskllr]

it's the reason i gave up on it last time i tried linux. it was the last of 10ish apps i use often and can't move over until i get something like this.

i don't update unless there's a problem with the program as is really or a new feature is added but ppa was annoying and was about 2-3 pages of instructions last time i looked.

Adding a ppa is trivially easy...

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install handbrake

Done, and you'll never have to fool with it again. Any updates will come through your update manager.

 

[tommo123]

ok, i'll give it a shot. my thing with linux has always been the fact that you're forced into going CLI at some point. it's the reason why linux remains with a tiny % marketshare

i would love it if google/intel or whoever made a more polished version of linux. maybe gabe might start to realise his recent fantasy

 

[lxskllr]

ok, i'll give it a shot. my thing with linux has always been the fact that you're forced into going CLI at some point. it's the reason why linux remains with a tiny % marketshare

i would love it if google/intel or whoever made a more polished version of linux. maybe gabe might start to realise his recent fantasy

You don't have to use cli to do the above, it's just more practical for giving instructions online. If I were to do it, I'd likely use Synaptic to add the entries. Maybe not too. Copy/pasting makes cli entries easy.

 

[Nothinman]

You don't have to use cli to do the above, it's just more practical for giving instructions online. If I were to do it, I'd likely use Synaptic to add the entries. Maybe not too. Copy/pasting makes cli entries easy.

Exactly, if the Windows command-line was as useful I'm sure people would be more apt to give instructions in it as well. Just look at most of the Exchange 2007+ stuff on the Internet, the majority of it describes the steps in PowerShell because it's simpler to copy/paste the scripts than to write a dozen pages of instructions around screenshots of the GUI.

 

[tommo123]

ok got around to doing this now (assassins creed taking my time up). it started off well bar me keeping on typing in subutio a few times!

anyhoo it seemed to work until the last line. i cant copy and paste from vmware for some reason so had to snapshot it.



did i do something wrong ( i assume so) or is it something else? i have no idea where to start with this. this is why a simple package installer would be easier 😱

it does show up in update manager btw.

 

[lxskllr]

If you type

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

does the handbrake repo show up?

 

[tommo123]

nope. all linux mint and ubuntu. just did some updates so will see if that helps any

EDIT

nah, same error. ggrrrr

 

[zokudu]

The handbrake metapackage is called handbrake-gtk do:

sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

 

[tommo123]

thank you! that did it. 😀

 

[lxskllr]

thank you! that did it. 😀

Sorry for misdirecting you tommo :^(

 

[tommo123]

np - you were almost there 😛

just 3 letters out 😀