MKV Extractor Qt 5.2.0 is released, install in Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS via PPA

MKV Extractor Qt 5.2.0 is released, install in Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS via PPA

MKV Extractor Qt (formerly MKV Extractor GUI) is an open source and freely distributed application that allows anyone to effortlessly extract or rip files contained in a Matroska (MKV) file.

 

How-to :
0) Choose between French, Czech and English.
1) Open a MKV file (file > Open MKV file)
2) Choose output folder for the tracks (file > Output folder), by default, it\'s the same folder as MKV file.
3a) Use options like mkclean, mkvalidator
3b) Check the tracks to extract.
4) Check the options like convert, re-encapsulate...
5) Execute the work !
If the execute button stay disabled, choose a output folder.

Changelog:

• Change system icons and some icons
• Using Quilt mode for the ppa
• Modification of the configuration file
• Cleanup code
• Added keyboard shortcuts
• Abandonment of the version who use python < 3.3
• Fix the start action in the barmenu
• The buttons are activated depending on the selections
• Change subp2tiff by subp2pgmCreation of a externe package for subptools

This software (in python3 + Qt4) works with the Mastroka files (mkv).
It can :

• Extract the MKV tracks with mkvextract.
• Verify the MKV file with mkvalidator.
• Clean and optimize the MKV file with mkclean.
• Convert the DTS to AC3 with avconv or ffmpeg.
• View and extract attachment files.
• Auto convert VobSub to Srt with Tesseract.
• Auto re-encapsulate after modification in a new MKV file.
• Other options like rename tracks...

To install MKV Extractor Qt 5.2.0 in Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS via PPA, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hizo/mkv-extractor-gui
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mkv-extractor-qt

In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:

apt-get install -f

Download for Arch Linux and source code.