How do I download and install Handbrake?

There are two official HandBrake PPAs, ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases and ppa:stebbins/handbrake-git-snapshots.

The former contains stable releases, which are updated about once a year. These releases tend to be rather out-dated when their end-of-life is approaching. The current stable version (0.9.8) was released on 2012-07-18.

The latter contains nightly builds, which are updated daily (or nightly, as it were). These are of course less stable, and undocumented to boot, but they are good software nonetheless. Additionally, as the stable release ages, the developers tend to start recommending users to try the nightly builds instead.

To add one of these to your sources, simply run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

or

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-git-snapshots

depending on which you want. To install HandBrake with the GUI, run:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake

Alternatively, if you would prefer the CLI (command-line interface) over the GUI, replace the last line with:

sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli

The handbrake ppa has been updated with the latest version of handbrake.

PPA

To install copy/paste the next lines of codes one by one in your gnome-terminal

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli handbrake-gtk

Currently supports: Raring (13.04), Quantal (12.10), Precise (12.04), Oneiric (11.10), Natty (11.04), Maverick (10.10), Lucid (10.04), Karmic (9.10).

Note: You can still install the latest version of handbrake on Ubuntu 13.10, by manually downloading the appropriate .deb files:

• handbrake-cli_0.9.9ppa1~quantal1_amd64.deb

• handbrake-gtk_0.9.9ppa1~quantal1_amd64.deb

I managed to install them on my Ubuntu 13.10 amd64 without issues

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From source

If you want to compile it from source, here is what worked for me:

first install dependencies.

sudo apt-get install bzr subversion yasm build-essential \
autoconf libtool zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libfribidi-dev \
intltool libglib2.0-dev libdbus-glib-1-dev libgtk2.0-dev \
libgudev-1.0-dev libwebkit-dev libnotify-dev \
libgstreamer0.10-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev

Then download and compile

bzr branch lp:handbrake
cd handbrake
./configure
cd ./build
sudo make
sudo make install

Source:

• How to compile HandBrake from source - EuroBytes

HandBrake is available in the Ubuntu Software Center, search for it

If you have not made any changes to your Software Sources, you should be directed to an install page instead of what is in the above image. To add the "universe" source to your sources, go to Edit>Software Sources and check under the tab Ubuntu Software the "Community-maintained free and open-source software (universe)" and close.

Or just click the button to use that source.