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MKVToolNix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files.

Install

1. Connect to your slot through SSH

2. Download the source tarball

    wget https://mkvtoolnix.download/sources/mkvtoolnix-58.0.0.tar.xz
   

3. Extract the archive

    tar xvf mkvtoolnix-58.0.0.tar.xz
   

4. Navigate to the newly created folder

    cd mkvtoolnix-58.0.0
   

5. Configure the program

    ./configure --prefix=$HOME
   

6. Compile and install the program. This command will take some time to run.

    rake; rake install
   

7. Clean up source files

    cd ../; rm -r mkvtoolnix-*
   

8. Add the ~/bin directory to your PATH (if you've done this previously, you do not need to do it again)

    echo "PATH=\$HOME/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
   

You can now use MKVToolNix's commands like mkvmerge and mkvextract You can view MKVToolNix's documentation for more information.