Installation

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About mediacurator’s installation

This package has been tested on GNU/Linux (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora) and Windows, and requires FFmpeg to be installed. For now, it will be distributed on GitHub.

Install from APT Repository

The mediacurator package is now available through an APT repository. To install it along with all its dependencies (including Python, required Python packages, and FFmpeg) on a Debian/Ubuntu compatible system, follow these steps:

  1. Add the APT repository to your system by following the instructions at the repository homepage.

  2. Update your package list:

    sudo apt update

  3. Install mediacurator:

    sudo apt install -y mediacurator

This will automatically install the mediacurator package and all its dependencies.

Install from PyPi

You can install the mediacurator package directly from PyPi using the following command:

pip install mediacurator

Note: If FFmpeg is not already installed, please refer to the instructions in the Install FFmpeg section.

Install FFmpeg

To install FFmpeg, you can follow the instructions for your platform:

  • On Debian and Ubuntu:
    sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg
  • On Fedora:
    sudo dnf install ffmpeg

  • On Windows: - Download the latest build from FFmpeg. - Follow the installation instructions provided on the site.

To verify your FFmpeg installation, you can run:

ffmpeg -version