How to install KdenLive 18.04.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install KdenLive 18.04.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Kdenlive is an open source video editing application is a cross-platform package available for all major operating systems i.e. Linux, Microsoft Windows, MacOS..etc. This application was first developed by a small team in the year 2003 but now it's becoming a professional video editing software. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of kdenlive on Ubuntu 18.04.

Installation

Add the repository of KdenLive using PPA

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

 More info: https://launchpad.net/~kdenlive/+archive/ubuntu/kdenlive-stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease          
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease                             
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease                            
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease     
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.9 kB]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages [3,512 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [3,500 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [1,624 B]
Fetched 24.5 kB in 5s (5,166 B/s)         
Reading package lists... Done

Update the system repository using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease               
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumdk/lollypop/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease                  
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease     
Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumdk/lollypop/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages [992 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumdk/lollypop/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [992 B]
Fetched 17.3 kB in 1s (11.8 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Install the KdenLive package using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install kdenlive -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  breeze-icon-theme catdoc dvdauthor dvgrab ffmpeg frei0r-plugins gdal-data i965-va-driver
  kded5 kdenlive-data kinit kio kpackagelauncherqml kpackagetool5 kwayland-data
  kwayland-integration liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libaec0 libaribb24-0 libarmadillo8 libarpack2
  libass9 libavcodec57 libavdevice57 libavfilter6 libavformat57 libavresample3 libavutil55
.
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Setting up melt (6.6.0-1build1) ...
Setting up kpackagelauncherqml (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libkf5quickaddons5:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libopencv-highgui3.2:amd64 (3.2.0+dfsg-4build2) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libopencv-objdetect3.2:amd64 (3.2.0+dfsg-4build2) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-newstuff (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up frei0r-plugins (1.6.1+git201709022223~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Setting up kdenlive (4:18.04.1+git201805021218~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libvlc-bin:amd64 (3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.2-1ubuntu1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the KdenLive from the Menu as shown here

KdenLive application

The version of KdenLive can be found in Help-> About

With this, the method to install kdenlive 18.04.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
what are all the features kdenlive in ubuntu?
A
the features of kdenlive in ubuntu are,
Native support for Krita images
A new modern logo and website
insert mode is now enabled
Timeline effect rendering
new Library Widget allows to copy and paste sequences between different projects.
Track header visual optimization
Track compositing preview
start-up wizard is now removed
See the announcement for details.
Q
where to access the kdenlive in ubuntu?
A
Once Installation is done you can access the KdenLive from the Men
Q
how to install the kdenlive after adding repo in ubuntu?
A
Install the KdenLive package using the following command
# apt-get install kdenlive -y
Q
which command to add the repo of kdenlive in ubuntu?
A
Add the repository of KdenLive using PPA
# add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
Q
what is the use of installing kdenlive in ubuntu?
A
Kdenlive is an open source video editing application is a cross-platform package available for all major operating systems i.e. Linux, Microsoft Windows, MacOS..etc. This application was first developed by a small team in the year 2003 but now it's becoming a professional video editing software