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VLC and Debian Multimedia repo [SOLVED]
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
From what I gather, prior to Lenny apt-get failed to flag dependencies, leaving behind unnecessary libraries and what-not when you end up un-installing a package. Supposedly apt-get and aptitude both handle automatic dependencies the same way now. To each his own. I don't really think one is better than the other. Each has its own strong suits.
Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
Your problem is that you are trying to remove packages from Debian itself, and not from Deb Multimedia.
Just use Aptitude's graphical interface to purge libavutil50 (the packages that it breaks come from Deb Multimedia too) and downgrade libavutil-dev.
The APT Pinning suggested by kedaha is not useful if the Deb Multimedia has already been removed (like in this case), and is unnecessary if one uses Aptitude's graphical interface (which allows downgrading.)
Read the manual pages of aptitude and apt_preferences, more than once, and then have a look at these:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=437802#p437802
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=429968#p429968
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=405215#p405215
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$ apt-cache policy libavutil-dev
Instalados: (ninguno)
Candidato: 6:0.8.3-1~bpo60+1
Tabla de versión:
6:0.8.3-7 0
1 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ wheezy/main amd64 Packages
6:0.8.3-1~bpo60+1 0
500 http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian-backports/ squeeze-backports/main amd64 Packages
5:0.7.13-dmo2 0
500 http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian-multimedia/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
4:0.5.9-1 0
500 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main amd64 Packages
4:0.5.6-3 0
500 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
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$ apt-cache policy libavutil49
Instalados: (ninguno)
Candidato: 4:0.5.9-1
Tabla de versión:
4:0.5.9-1 0
500 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main amd64 Packages
4:0.5.6-3 0
500 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
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$ apt-cache policy libavutil50
Instalados: (ninguno)
Candidato: 5:0.7.13-dmo2
Tabla de versión:
5:0.7.13-dmo2 0
500 http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian-multimedia/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
The APT Pinning suggested by kedaha is not useful if the Deb Multimedia has already been removed (like in this case), and is unnecessary if one uses Aptitude's graphical interface (which allows downgrading.)
There is a "temporary" use of APT Pinning, for the priority of the Backports repository is 1 and the priority of the Debian one is 500 (run apt-cache policy and you will see.) When one uses the --target-release option, one gives that repository/release the highest priority, turning its contents into installable candidates. This means that the package manager will install that package and solve its dependency chain using that repository.strungoutfan78 wrote:When I issue the command:what is actually happening? There is no pinning going on here, right? It's simply installing *package* from backports?Code: Select all
aptitude -t squeeze-backports install *package*
Read the manual pages of aptitude and apt_preferences, more than once, and then have a look at these:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=437802#p437802
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=429968#p429968
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=405215#p405215
Last edited by emariz on 2012-09-18 20:59, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
Well, I did as you suggested with aptitude's GUI and managed to remove a majority of the orphaned packages, removing only 6 packages and downgrading 7 while not breaking anything. deborphan now only lists:
I'm still having absolutely no luck with vlc or audacious, however, but I must say, using the GUI for aptitude is rather confusing at first but it is very powerful. I think I much prefer it over Synaptic, which I never use anyway because, as you said, it's too stupid. Great info in those links too, BTW. Thanks.
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gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
libdb4.6
nautilus-dropbox
libwxsmithlib0
libmhash2
Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
Just quibbling but I think it is a TUI -a Text User interface - not a GUI.strungoutfan78 wrote:Well, I did as you suggested with aptitude's GUI
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$ vrms
No non-free or contrib packages installed on debian! rms would be proud.
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
True. You are correct.kedaha wrote:Just quibbling but I think it is a TUI -a Text User interface - not a GUI.strungoutfan78 wrote:Well, I did as you suggested with aptitude's GUI
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
Now that you have sorted out the official repositories from the deb-multimedia ones, may I suggest you post other topics to look at the issues with VLC and audacious? I've never tried audacious but I sometimes use my backports version VLC, 2.0.3-1 and it works OK but it would be interesting to see the replies. Thanks
DebianStable
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$ vrms
No non-free or contrib packages installed on debian! rms would be proud.
Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
The output of deborphan is not equal to the output of aptitude search ?obsolete. There may be many packages whose installation cannot be traced back to another installed package and therefore are marked as "orphans," but this does not mean that one does not want/need them. For example, if one builds the system without meta-packages, many applications that constitute the base will be listed as "orphans."strungoutfan78 wrote:Well, I did as you suggested with aptitude's GUI and managed to remove a majority of the orphaned packages, removing only 6 packages and downgrading 7 while not breaking anything. deborphan now only lists:Code: Select all
gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 libdb4.6 nautilus-dropbox libwxsmithlib0 libmhash2
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$ su -c 'deborphan --all-packages'
main/gnome gnome-screenshot
main/gnome gnome-brave-icon-theme
main/text most
main/utils gstreamer-tools
main/gnome gnome-system-monitor
main/utils gconf-editor
main/editors libreoffice-impress
contrib/utils microcode.ctl
main/x11 xorg
main/utils pkg-mozilla-archive-keyring
main/sound sound-juicer
main/utils powertop
main/gnome pyrenamer
main/editors libreoffice-writer
main/admin testdisk
main/kernel linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-amd64
main/net traceroute
main/doc manpages
main/gnome libreoffice-gnome
main/math gcalctool
main/gnome file-roller
main/sound eyed3
main/sound flac
main/misc deb-multimedia-keyring
main/admin gnome-disk-utility
main/admin rcconf
main/net netcat-traditional
main/gnome baobab
main/gnome gnome-xcf-thumbnailer
main/utils acpi
main/kernel linux-image-amd64
main/doc info
main/net iputils-ping
main/editors nano
main/admin discover
main/gnome network-manager-gnome
non-free/web flashplayer-mozilla
main/editors libreoffice-calc
main/admin localepurge
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
You make a good point. I don't always use meta-packages myself and I see that aptitude search ?obsolete does give me quite a list still. I think I'm ok with where my system is at now. At least I've made the switch to backports. I will definitely be posting another topic regarding vlc and audacious specifically. Thanks for all the help.
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Re: VLC and Debian Multimedia repo
I've posted it here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=84780kedaha wrote:Now that you have sorted out the official repositories from the deb-multimedia ones, may I suggest you post other topics to look at the issues with VLC and audacious? I've never tried audacious but I sometimes use my backports version VLC, 2.0.3-1 and it works OK but it would be interesting to see the replies. Thanks