MKVToolNix, a set of Matroska tools for Windows and Linux, has now reached the 15.0.0 release with improved support for new track header elements and a couple of bug-fixes.
MKVToolNix 15.0.0 release highlights:
- Add “Set destination file name from selected file’s name” option to the “source files” context menu for multiplex tool.
- Add “Only use the first source file that contains a video track” option in the preferences on “Multiplexer” → “Output”.
- Ctrl+Up/Down keys to move up/down selected jobs
- Add support for the “video projection” track header attributes for the GUI, mkvmerge, mkvinfo, and mkvpropedit.
- Add support for editing the video colour attributes for the GUI and mkvpropedit.
- Remove the keyboard shortcuts for switching between the different tools in GUI
How to Install MKVToolNix 15.0.0 in Ubuntu:
The tool has an official Linux repository offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04 so far.
Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching it from app launcher. When it opens, do following steps:
1. Run command to add the repository:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://mkvtoolnix.download/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bunkus.org.list'
Replace $(lsb_release -sc) with xenial for Linux Mint 18.x. And input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.
2. Then install the key:
wget -q -O - https://mkvtoolnix.download/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -
3. Finally either upgrade the software via Software Updater (Update Manager):
or run command to install the software packages:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui
Uninstall:
To remove the repository, launch Software & Updates utility and navigate to Other Software tab.
To remove MKVToolNix, use Synaptic Package Manager or run following command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui
