Re: Unable to install mencoder debian package from debian-multimedia.org.

[Thomas Anderson <andersonthomas@gmail.com>]

>> I have the following entry in my sources.list file:
>>
>> deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main
>>
>> But I cannot install any package from that repository. I get this error
>> message:
>>
>> # apt-get install mencoder
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> Package mencoder is not available, but is referred to by another package.
>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>> is only available from another source
>> E: Package mencoder has no installation candidate
>> #
>>
>> I get the same error message from any package I've tried to install
>> from that repository. I've apt-get updated, and it still won't work.
>>
>> I've got an Intel quadcore CPU (which means I'm on the AMD64
>> architecture, right?) and am running Debian stable (Lenny). Any
>> suggestions as to how I can fix my problem?
>>
>
> Dumb question: did you remember to "apt-get update"?

It's not a dumb question :). But, yes, I remembered to "apt-get
update". So that wasn't the reason..

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Regards,

Thomas Anderson
"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur"