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Installing VLC
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Installing VLC
Hi there,
I'm trying to install the VLC video player. When I choose the package vlc in synaptic I get this error message:
vlc:
Depends: vlc-nox but it is not going to be installed
When I try to install vlc-nox, I get this error message:
vlc-nox:
Depends: libavformat0d (>=0.cvs20060823) but it is not installable
When I search for libavformat, I get only a package named libavformat1d, which seems like a newer version.
How can I install VLC anyway?
Thanks in advance.
I'm trying to install the VLC video player. When I choose the package vlc in synaptic I get this error message:
vlc:
Depends: vlc-nox but it is not going to be installed
When I try to install vlc-nox, I get this error message:
vlc-nox:
Depends: libavformat0d (>=0.cvs20060823) but it is not installable
When I search for libavformat, I get only a package named libavformat1d, which seems like a newer version.
How can I install VLC anyway?
Thanks in advance.
Re: Installing VLC
weird... try doing that from the command line... I've had some issues with synaptic and crypic/incorrect error messages.
apt-get install vlc
I've never had any issues doing it that way... but if it's saying that you're missing a dependancy that you can't get, you may need some better apt repo's.
apt-get install vlc
I've never had any issues doing it that way... but if it's saying that you're missing a dependancy that you can't get, you may need some better apt repo's.
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debian:/home/tomer# apt-get install vlc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5etch1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
Could you paste the output of:
and
vlc is only available from the official repositories for stable (etch) and unstable (sid), but not for testing (lenny).
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cat /etc/apt/sources.list
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cat /etc/debian_version
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I am using testing.
So, what are my options? I think I'd rather use the more stable build of vlc (meaning etch). How can I install vlc from stable without downgrading my whole system?
My sources.list file:
(I am using an Israeli mirror)
Debian-version is lenny/sid.
So, what are my options? I think I'd rather use the more stable build of vlc (meaning etch). How can I install vlc from stable without downgrading my whole system?
My sources.list file:
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# deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
Debian-version is lenny/sid.
You could set up a mixed system, please read this section of APT HOWTO:The Albatross wrote:I am using testing.
So, what are my options? I think I'd rather use the more stable build of vlc (meaning etch). How can I install vlc from stable without downgrading my whole system?
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-h ... lt-version
Maurice Green on Usain Bolt's 9.58: "The Earth stopped for a second, and he went to Mars."
I was sure it was in etch I had the problem, but I guess it must have been lenny then.
Here's a tutorial for maintaining a mixed system. Essentially, just
as root and paste in this line, whether the file is empty or not:
it will then prefer packages from lenny.
vlc from sid is perfectly stable for me btw.
Here's a tutorial for maintaining a mixed system. Essentially, just
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nano /etc/at.conf
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APT::Default-Release "testing";
vlc from sid is perfectly stable for me btw.
Linux user as of Jan 20007. Still getting the hang of it.