How to install Selene 17.7 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Selene 17.7 on Ubuntu 18.04

Selene is an audio/video converter for converting files to the desired audio/video formats. It is designed using a simple GUI to convert files to the desired with powerful command-line options for automated/unattended encoding. It supports almost every file format that you are likely to come across and can encode them to popular output formats like MKV, MP4, etc. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Selene on Ubuntu 18.04.

Installation

Add the repository of Selene using PPA

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa
 
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~teejee2008/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press \[ENTER\] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease                            
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease \[15.4 kB\]               
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease                                         
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease    
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages \[1,936 B\]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages \[1,932 B\]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en \[872 B\]
Fetched 20.1 kB in 2s (10.2 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Install the Selene package using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install selene -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:
  fdkaac ffmpeg gpac gpac-modules-base i965-va-driver lame liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libass9 libavcodec57
  libavdevice57 libavfilter6 libavformat57 libavresample3 libavutil55 libbdplus0 libbluray2
  libboost-regex1.65.1 libbs2b0 libchromaprint1 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libdca0 libdirectfb-1.7-7
.
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Setting up libchromaprint1:amd64 (1.4.3-1) ...
Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up mplayer (2:1.3.0-7build2) ...
Setting up libavfilter6:amd64 (7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libffms2-4:amd64 (2.23-2) ...
Setting up libavdevice57:amd64 (7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up x264 (2:0.152.2854+gite9a5903-2) ...
Setting up gpac (0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3) ...
Setting up ffmpeg (7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up selene (17.7-0~201707260225~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

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

You will see the version of Selene application

Choose the Video file will converted into Audio format using Selene application as shown below







With this, the method to install Selene 17.7 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
What is the name of Repository for Selene - media encoder tool?
A
The name of Repository for Selene - media encoder tool is



ppa:teejee2008/ppa
Q
How to control the encoding process?
A
The Bash scripts can be written to control the encoding process.
Q
What are the alternatives to Selene?
A
There are so many alternatives are there
1. WinFF
2. Any video converter
3. SMconverter.
Q
What is Selene in Ubuntu?
A
Selene is an audio/video converter for converting files to OGG/OGV/ MKV/MP4/WEBM/OPUS/AAC/FLAC/MP3/WAV formats. It aims to provide a simple GUI for converting files to popular formats along with powerful command-line options for automated/unattended encoding.
Q
What are the main features of the Selene?
A
The main features of the Selene
1.Added support for OPUS in WEBM, MKV, and OGG containers
2.Added audio tag support for Fraunhofer AAC encoding
3. Use VLC for playing media instead of an internal player