How do I install Handbrake?

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I've added the ppa here

https://edge.launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases

When I run sudo apt-get update, the software sources aren't found. I figured maybe they hadn't updated their repos to the newest version, so I changed the distro in Software Center to natty.

Now when I try to install handbrake-gtk I get the message

handbrake-gtk : Depends: libnotify1 (>= 0.5.0) but it is not installable

Depends: libnotify1-gtk2.10 but it is not installable

It looks like the only packages starting with libnotify are

libnotify0.4-cil
libnotify-bin
libnotify-dev
libnotify4
libnotify-cil-dev
libnotify-doc

The only relevant one seemed like libnotify4, which is already installed. The CLI version installs fine.

How can I install Handbrake?

After adding the PPA, `sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk` worked for me on 11.04. Didn't find any instructions on how to actually install it on the PPA page, only how to add the PPA: https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases — B Seven, Mar 23 '12 at 17:59
We may be soon going to have handbrake in Debian proper and, therefore, its derivatives, like Ubuntu, are likely to get it. By "we may have handbrake", I mean that I am working to have it properly packaged, which is not a very simple endeavour, as it uses a lot of patched auxiliary programs. Help is welcome in packaging: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-multimedia/handbrake.git — rbrito, Sep 20 '12 at 20:33

score 20 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '11 at 00:08

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Here is how to install the official releases, not the snapshots

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

You can then run it with:

HandBrakeCLI --help

answered Dec 16 '11 at 00:08

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '13 at 07:31

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http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=names&keywords=libnotify
Get it from here. You need libnotify1 v0.5 or newer.

edited Apr 13 '13 at 07:31

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answered Oct 23 '11 at 20:52

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Thank you. I assumed that libnotify4 would succeed libnotify1, but I guess not. Thanks. – Kris Harper Oct 23 '11 at 21:25

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Installation (original instructions available here)

First thing that you have to do is to add the official PPA - there are instructions on how to add a PPA here on Ask Ubuntu. The PPA you want to add is:

Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots
sudo apt-get update

And finally the installation:

sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk handbrake-cli

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Dec 03 '11 at 15:58

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The ppa in your answer should not be used. That is for unstable handbrake builds. It's described on [this page.](https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-snapshots) where it warns you against using it. In general users it's better to follow the instructions in my question and use [the release ppa](https://edge.launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases) and change the version from oneiric to natty. – Kris Harper Dec 04 '11 at 15:41

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 01 '11 at 12:37

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There is an alternative: install latest development release of HandBrake from HandBrake Snapshots PPA, that contains also oneiric packages, with all right dependecies: ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots

answered Nov 01 '11 at 12:37

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karel · Answer 5 · 2021-10-27T23:48:21.467

Ubuntu 14.04 and later

Handbrake is in the default repositories of Ubuntu 14.04 and later. To install it open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install handbrake

To install the CLI version of Handbrake open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install handbrake-cli

Handbrake can be installed as a snap package in Ubuntu 14.04 and later. To find the handbrake snap package open the terminal and type:

snap find handbrake # the next 2 lines are the results of the command
Name          Version  Developer  Notes  Summary
handbrake-jz  1.0.2-0  jz         -      The open source video transcoder

The results of snap find handbrake will usually show that the version of handbrake-jz is the latest stable version of Handbrake. To install this handbrake snap package run these commands:

sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install handbrake-jz

handbrake and handbrake-jz can also be installed from the Ubuntu Software app in Ubuntu 16.04 and later.

How do I install Handbrake?

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Ubuntu 14.04 and later

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