{"id":8094,"date":"2018-08-27T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T15:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2019-01-04T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T16:33:55","slug":"mkvtoolnix-26-0-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/mkvtoolnix-26-0-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"MKVToolNix 26.0.0 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6408\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mkvtoolnix-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MKVToolNix 26.0.0, free and open-source Matroska software, was released a day ago with new features, enhancements, and various bug-fixes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunkus.org\/blog\/2018\/08\/mkvtoolnix-v26-0-0-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">MKVToolNix 26.0.0<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mkvmerge: chapter generation: if the name template given by<br \/>\n<code>--generate-chapters-name-template<\/code>\u00a0is empty, no names (<code>ChapterDisplay<\/code><br \/>\nmaster elements with\u00a0<code>ChapterString<\/code>\/<code>ChapterLanguage<\/code>\u00a0children) will be<br \/>\ngenerated for the chapter atoms. <\/li>\n<li>mkvmerge: chapters: chapter names generated from MPLS files will now use the<br \/>\nname template if one is set via\u00a0<code>--generate-chapters-name-template<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>mkvmerge: mkvmerge will no longer abort with an error message if no audio,<br \/>\nvideo and subtitle tracks should be multiplexed. This allows copying of<br \/>\nchapters from non-chapter source files (e.g. Matroska or MP4 files).<\/li>\n<li>MKVToolNix GUI: the font size in the tool selector on the left will scale<br \/>\nwith the font size the user selects in the preferences.<\/li>\n<li>MKVToolNix GUI: the GUI will no longer automatically resize the columns in<br \/>\ntree and list views to match the content size. Instead it remembers and<br \/>\nrestores the widths set by the user.<\/li>\n<li>MKVToolNix GUI: multiplexer: the chapter name template will now be set<br \/>\nautomatically to the name template in the preferences\u2019 &#8220;chapter editor&#8221;<br \/>\nsection. Additionally the option\u00a0<code>--generate-chapters-name-template \u2026<\/code>\u00a0will<br \/>\nbe passed to mkvmerge in situations when mkvmerge will generate chapters<br \/>\n(either because automatic generation is enabled or if chapters are generated<br \/>\nfor MPLS playlists). <\/li>\n<li>MKVToolNix GUI: chapter editor: if the chapter name template is empty,<br \/>\nchapters will be generated without names.<\/li>\n<li>MKVToolNix GUI: chapter editor: added an option to remove all chapter names<br \/>\nto the &#8220;additional modifications&#8221; dialog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install MKVToolNix 26.0.0 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The official apt repository offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19\/18, and their derivatives.<\/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 https:\/\/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>bionic<\/code> for Linux Mint 19, or <code>xenial<\/code> for Linux Mint 18.x. And input your password (no asterisks while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-mkvtoolnix-repo-bionic-600x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"87\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-mkvtoolnix-repo-bionic-600x87.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-mkvtoolnix-repo-bionic-450x65.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-mkvtoolnix-repo-bionic.jpg 746w\" 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 26.0.0, free and open-source Matroska software, was released a day ago with new features, enhancements, and various bug-fixes. MKVToolNix 26.0.0 release highlights: mkvmerge: chapter generation: if the name template given by &#8211;generate-chapters-name-template\u00a0is empty, no names (ChapterDisplay master elements with\u00a0ChapterString\/ChapterLanguage\u00a0children) will be generated for the chapter atoms. mkvmerge: chapters: chapter names generated from MPLS files [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[1338,862,861],"class_list":["post-8094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","category-news","tag-makemkv","tag-mkvmerge-gui","tag-mkvtoolnix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}