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Update the linux.md for generic amd64 installation with details for Arch-based issues #1126

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### `FFmpeg` Installation

If you are not running a Debian derivative, install `ffmpeg` through your OS's package manager, and skip this section.
In case you run into trascoding and playback issues and you are running an Arch derivative, one which has `jellyfin-ffmpeg` bundled in its package manager, you can try installing `jellyfin-ffmpeg` to fix the issue. If still not working, also consider moving the `jellyfin-ffmpeg` installation folder from its default location at `/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg` to the one directory looked for by Jellyfin at run *i.e.:* `/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg/`.
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A further step into troubleshooting is to manually set the transcoding app path into the config file `encoding.xml` adding two new lines
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<EncoderAppPath>/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg/</EncoderAppPath>
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Please don't use this to specify ffmpeg path. This is deprecated and may be removed in the future. The supported way to specify ffmpeg path is either via --ffmpeg cli option or JELLYFIN_FFMPEG env variable.

<EncoderAppPathDisplay>/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg</EncoderAppPathDisplay>
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:::caution

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