{"id":7081,"date":"2017-08-21T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7081"},"modified":"2018-06-17T12:49:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T12:49:43","slug":"mkvtoolnix-reached-15-0-0-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-reached-15-0-0-release\/","title":{"rendered":"MKVToolNix Reached 15.0.0 Release, How to Install it in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunkus.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-v15-0-0-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">MKVToolNix 15.0.0<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add &#8220;Set destination file name from selected file\u2019s name&#8221; option to the &#8220;source files&#8221; context menu for multiplex tool.<\/li>\n<li>Add &#8220;Only use the first source file that contains a video track&#8221; option in the preferences on &#8220;Multiplexer&#8221; \u2192 &#8220;Output&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Ctrl+Up\/Down keys to move up\/down selected jobs<\/li>\n<li>Add support for the &#8220;video projection&#8221; track header attributes for the GUI, mkvmerge, mkvinfo, and mkvpropedit.<\/li>\n<li>Add support for editing the video colour attributes for the GUI and mkvpropedit.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the keyboard shortcuts for switching between the different tools in GUI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install MKVToolNix 15.0.0 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The tool has an official Linux repository offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching it from app launcher. When it opens, do following steps:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Run command to add the repository:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo sh -c 'echo \"deb http:\/\/mkvtoolnix.download\/ubuntu\/ $(lsb_release -sc) main\" >> \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/bunkus.org.list'<\/pre>\n<p><i>Replace <code>$(lsb_release -sc)<\/code> with <code>xenial<\/code> for Linux Mint 18.x. And input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-repo-600x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"86\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-repo-600x86.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-repo-450x64.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mkvtoolnix-repo.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then install the key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">wget -q -O - https:\/\/mkvtoolnix.download\/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-key-600x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"89\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-key-600x89.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-key-450x66.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-key.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Finally either upgrade the software via Software Updater (Update Manager):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-mkvtoolnix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-mkvtoolnix-450x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"312\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-mkvtoolnix-450x312.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-mkvtoolnix-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-mkvtoolnix.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>or run command to install the software packages:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the repository, launch <i>Software &#038; Updates<\/i> utility and navigate to <i>Other Software<\/i> tab.<\/p>\n<p>To remove MKVToolNix, use Synaptic Package Manager or run following command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;Set destination file name from selected file\u2019s name&#8221; option to the &#8220;source files&#8221; context menu for multiplex tool. 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