There are Ubuntu packages for all the above tools, you just have to use this repository by either editing /etc/apt/sources.list by hand or adding it to Synaptic or Adept deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/teknoraver/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/teknoraver/ubuntu hardy main and then run: apt-get install mp4tools originally from http://teknoraver.net/software/mp4tools/