How to compile avconv with libx264 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?

Question

Is there a step-by-step guide on how to compile avconv in Ubuntu?

It seems hard to search for any tutorial with avconv compared to ffmpeg.

Answer 1

This worked for me on Ubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS.

apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53