[FFmpeg-user] sudo: ffmpeg: command not found

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Wed Oct 28 23:01:32 EET 2020



Am 28.10.20 um 20:50 schrieb Marc Erickson:
> I compiled ffmpeg using the instructions here:
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> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu
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> I didn't include libfdk-aac libmp3lame libsvtav1
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> When I tried to convert an .ape file to a .flac file, I got the error:
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> sudo: ffmpeg: command not found

why in the world would anyone call *any* process with sudo which don#t 
need admin permissions and *especially* ffmpeg?

what's wrong with people reading and writing idiotic howtows with "suo" 
as general perfix in front of everything?

WTF - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege

your PATH setup prevented you to do idiotic actions


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