{"id":46649,"date":"2024-05-26T12:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=46649"},"modified":"2025-11-19T04:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T04:00:35","slug":"install-handbrake-ubuntu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/install-handbrake-ubuntu-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Install HandBrake Video Transcoder 1.10.2 in Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36711\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/handbrake-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a step by step guide shows how to install the most recent Handbrake video transcoder (1.10.2 updated) in <b>Ubuntu 25.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 24.04<\/b>, and <b>Ubuntu 22.04<\/b>. There&#8217;s also an option for those who are stick to the old <b>Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, and <b>Ubuntu 16.04<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbrake.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handbrake<\/a> is a popular free open-source tool for converting video from nearly any format, including DVD video (disc or ISO image), Matroska MKV, AVI, MP4, TS, M2TS. It has presets to easily output to Android, Apple, Chromecast compatible, and various other devices. And, it supports hardware acceleration to speed up transcoding using Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent version so far is HandBrake 1.10.0, that features Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoding, lossless VP9 encoding, and some Linux fixes. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/HandBrake\/HandBrake\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a> page for details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46650\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180-700x417.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180-700x417.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180-768x457.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180-1320x786.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake180.webp 1401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install HandBrake in Ubuntu Linux<\/h3>\n<p>HandBrake is available in system repository for Ubuntu versions. It&#8217;s old, but supports all CPU architecture types, including <code>amd64<\/code> (AMD\/Intel), <code>arm64<\/code>\/<code>armhf<\/code> (e.g., Raspberry Pi), <code>ppc64el<\/code> (BM POWER platform), <code>riscv64<\/code> (RISC-V hardware), and <code>s390x<\/code> (IBM zSystems and LinuxONE) devices.<\/p>\n<p>To install the package, launch either Ubuntu Software or App Center, then search &amp; install it (filter by &#8220;Debian package&#8221;):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46651\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter-700x469.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter-700x469.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/handbrake-appcenter.webp 974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>For the most recent versions<\/b>, there are so far 2 choices for Ubuntu users on <strong>AMD\/Intel<\/strong> and <strong>ARM64<\/strong> platforms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Official Flatpak package<\/b> that works in all Ubuntu releases, including old <strong>Ubuntu 16.04\/18.04<\/strong>, but runs in sandbox.<\/li>\n<li><b>Ubuntu PPA<\/b>, includes native <code>.deb<\/code> packages but unofficial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Option 1: Install HandBrake 1.10.2 via Flatpak package (official)<\/h4>\n<p>The official Flatpak package is available in this <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/fr.handbrake.ghb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flathub page<\/a> for most Linux users. It runs in sandbox environment, and takes more disk space due to run-time libraries.<\/p>\n<p>To install the package in Ubuntu, press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> to open up a terminal window, and do:<\/p>\n<p>1. First, run command to enable Flatpak support:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><i>Old Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04 need to run <code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flatpak\/stable<\/code> first to add the PPA, and run <code>sudo apt update<\/code> to refresh package cache, before being able to install the package.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45732\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-768x550.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. After that, install the Handbrake Flatpak package by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/fr.handbrake.ghb.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46652\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake-700x469.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake-700x469.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flatpak-handbrake.webp 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Tips: First time installing a Flatpak package, may need a log out and back in to make app visible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the future updates of the Flatpak package, use the command to check &amp; install:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak update fr.handbrake.ghb<\/pre>\n<h4>Option 2: Install HandBrake 1.10.2 via Ubuntu PPA<\/h4>\n<p>For those who prefer the native <code>.deb<\/code> packages, I maintains an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/handbrake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a> for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 25.04, and Ubuntu 24.04. Ubuntu 20.04 is no longer supported, since it now requires GTK4.<\/p>\n<p><em>For choice, you may check <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+ppas?name_filter=handbrake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a> to see if there&#8217;s any other PPA that contains the most recent HandBrake packages.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open up a terminal window. When it opens, run the command below to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/handbrake<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no visual feedback, just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44729\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy-600x279.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy-600x279.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy-300x139.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy-768x357.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/handbrake-ppa-jammy.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After that, run command to refresh package cache, though it&#8217;s should be done automatically.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Finally, install the new HandBrake .deb package by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install handbrake<\/pre>\n<p><i>For choice, you may also run <code>sudo apt install handbrake-cli<\/code> to install the command line tool.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44728\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy-600x224.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy-600x224.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy-300x112.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy-768x286.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/apt-handbrake-jammy.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When installation done, search for and launch the app from either start\/application menu or GNOME overview depends on your desktop environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/launch-handbrake.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44730\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/launch-handbrake.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/launch-handbrake.webp 482w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/launch-handbrake-300x172.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the Ubuntu PPA, you can use &#8220;<b>Software Updater<\/b>&#8221; to install updates for the HandBrake <code>.deb<\/code> package.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall HandBrake<\/h3>\n<p>To uninstall the Flatpak version of the video transcoder, open up a terminal window (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data fr.handbrake.ghb<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to clear useless run-time libraries.<\/p>\n<p>For the .deb package installed from either Ubuntu Software or Ubuntu PPA, use the command below to uninstall:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove handbrake handbrake-cli<\/pre>\n<p>And, remove the Ubuntu PPA either from <i>Software &amp; Updates<\/i> utility (under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab), or by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/handbrake<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a step by step guide shows how to install the most recent Handbrake video transcoder (1.10.2 updated) in Ubuntu 25.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 22.04. 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