ffmpeg= which one works with yt-dlp ???

[max2004]

2026.07.08=
tried 'em all ... I think, packages, modules + libs
got this after latest attempt=
ffmpeg: error while loading shared libraries: libvidstab.so.1.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I found libvidstab.so.1.2 in RPM mode, made it into xzm, re-booted, still cant find ffmpeg

guest@porteus:~$ ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg: error while loading shared libraries: libvidstab.so.1.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

yes, yt-dlp is latest
what am i missing ??
HELP

[max2004]

test

[beny]

https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/index.p ... e=#results
you can download the package and convert to .xzm

[ncmprhnsbl]

2026.07.08=
tried 'em all ... I think, packages, modules + libs
got this after latest attempt=
ffmpeg: error while loading shared libraries: libvidstab.so.1.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

presuming we're talking porteus 5.01.
yt-dlp version 2026.07.08 works here.. (obtained using: `update-browser -y` )
the version of ffmpeg that comes with porteus should be fine (i tested downloading and converting a youtube video to mp3 which worked)
unless there's some other way of using the two that doesn't work.. could you give an example of your problem?
if you've installed other (random) ffmpeg packages/version(s), well yeah, there could be library issues .. i don't recommend this.

[max2004]

2026.07.09@09:80=
Good_Morning,

I have Porteus 5.1 atm ...
OK, I better go back to 5.01, thought I would try 5.1 alpha4.
Are there 2 separate Porteus Creators?? Can't quite understand why theres 5.1 AND 5.01, and which one is latest+greatest.

-uninstalled ffmpeg package
-rebooted, ran yt-dlp, heres what I got=

guest@porteus:~$ [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnde5c7OG8
[youtube] kOnde5c7OG8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] kOnde5c7OG8: Downloading android vr player API JSON
[info] kOnde5c7OG8: Downloading 1 format(s): 251
[download] Destination: Roxy Music - More Than This [kOnde5c7OG8].webm
[download] 100% of 4.09MiB in 00:00:00 at 6.08MiB/s
ERROR: Postprocessing: ffprobe and ffmpeg not found. Please install or provide the path using --ffmpeg-location

Thanks for the help.

[beny]

activate ffmpeg first, without you cant do nothing, rename the webm to mp4 and see if work, ok is porteus current,but work also in your system.

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 bash-5.3# ffmpeg -i /root/Video/Roxy_Music_More_Than_This.mp4 /root/Video/Roxy_Music_More_Than_This.mp3
ffmpeg version 8.1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2026 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 15.3.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --docdir=/usr/doc/ffmpeg-8.1.2/html --mandir=/usr/man --disable-debug --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --arch=x86_64 --disable-encoder=aac --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-gnutls --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-frei0r --enable-openal --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libv4l2 --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libmp3lame --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libpulse --enable-libsmbclient --enable-libxml2 --enable-librsvg --enable-vulkan --enable-libdrm --enable-libaom --enable-libdav1d --enable-libshaderc --enable-gcrypt --enable-libplacebo --enable-lcms2
  libavutil      60. 26.102 / 60. 26.102
  libavcodec     62. 28.102 / 62. 28.102
  libavformat    62. 12.102 / 62. 12.102
  libavdevice    62.  3.102 / 62.  3.102
  libavfilter    11. 14.102 / 11. 14.102
  libswscale      9.  5.102 /  9.  5.102
  libswresample   6.  3.102 /  6.  3.102
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/root/Video/Roxy_Music_More_Than_This.mp4':
  Metadata:
    COMPATIBLE_BRANDS: iso6av01mp41
    MAJOR_BRAND     : dash
    MINOR_VERSION   : 0
    ENCODER         : Lavf62.12.102
  Duration: 00:04:14.38, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 822 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Video: av1 (libdav1d) (Main), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1420x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 71:54], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1k tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      HANDLER_NAME    : ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.
      DURATION        : 00:04:14.360000000
  Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:04:14.381000000
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (opus (native) -> mp3 (libmp3lame))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
Output #0, mp3, to '/root/Video/Roxy_Music_More_Than_This.mp3':
  Metadata:
    COMPATIBLE_BRANDS: iso6av01mp41
    MAJOR_BRAND     : dash
    MINOR_VERSION   : 0
    TSSE            : Lavf62.12.102
  Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc62.28.102 libmp3lame
      DURATION        : 00:04:14.381000000
size=     512KiB time=00:00:37.58 bitrate= 111.6kbits/s speed=75.2x elapsed=0:00size=    1024KiB time=00:01:16.34 bitrate= 109.9kbits/s speed=76.3x elapsed=0:00size=    1792KiB time=00:01:55.29 bitrate= 127.3kbits/s speed=76.9x elapsed=0:00size=    2304KiB time=00:02:33.81 bitrate= 122.7kbits/s speed=76.9x elapsed=0:00size=    2816KiB time=00:03:11.06 bitrate= 120.7kbits/s speed=76.4x elapsed=0:00size=    3328KiB time=00:03:48.02 bitrate= 119.6kbits/s speed=  76x elapsed=0:00[out#0/mp3 @ 0x1695fe40] video:0KiB audio:3975KiB subtitle:0KiB other streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: 0.008206%
size=    3975KiB time=00:04:14.36 bitrate= 128.0kbits/s speed=75.8x elapsed=0:00:03.35    
bash-5.3# 

                                     

[ncmprhnsbl]

I have Porteus 5.1 atm ...
OK, I better go back to 5.01, thought I would try 5.1 alpha4.
Are there 2 separate Porteus Creators?? Can't quite understand why theres 5.1 AND 5.01, and which one is latest+greatest.

it's quite simple:
5.01 is based on slackware 15 and only receives security and bugfix updates, it has a larger selection of packages available and is considered "stable".
5.1alpha* is based on the development branch(called current) of slackware(that will someday become slackware 15.1) , it is periodically updated to sync with that rolling repo (hence the alpha tag), there are less repos supplying packages for current and may not be 110% in sync with porteus alpha or slackware current.
you're free to use either, with an awareness of their limitations.
either way, my above comment is valid. ie. porteus of any flavour comes with ffmpeg and yt-dlp can find it.

-uninstalled ffmpeg package

.. welcome to the aufs layered filesystem
without more detail of what exactly you're doing, i'll assume that:
1. you're running with changes of some sort (persistance)
2. you originally installed ffmpeg(from somewhere) unnecessarily (as a package into the live system, therefore into your changes)
3. this breaks ffmpeg in the live system by overwriting the version in 002-xtra.xzm (which is still there) with a version that requires different libraries.
4. now you've uninstalled ffmpeg from the live system the version in 002-xtra.xzm(which is still there) is now overwritten with a "whiteout", therefore invisible to the live system.
simple solution:
ditch your changes (folder or file) and start fresh (and don't install ffmpeg)

[max2004]

THANK-YOU= ncmprhnsbl

Now I finally know WTF is going on ...
I never leave a system alone long enough to enjoy it.
5.01 it is
re-load #481 coming up ...

[max2004]

beny
yes, converting is important, will try this
Thanks