Re: is vlc package on really broken or is it just me
On 12/07/11 11:15, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> apt-get install vlc yields the following:
>
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 1.1.10-1) but it is not going to be installed
> Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but 4:0.5.2-6 is to be installed or
> libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable
> Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 1.1.10-1) but it is not going to be installed
> Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 1.1.10-1) but it is not going to be installed
> E: Broken packages
>
> any way I can install the stable version ? well at least I have a nouveau that works :-)
>
> Brian
>
>
Umm, you haven't been using the debian-multimedia repository have you?
Because the main Debian repositories only supply the versions apt is
asking for in Wheezy and Sid...
If you have installed vlc from multimedia - remove it, comment out the
multimedia repository, update, then reinstall.
Cheers
--
What did moths bump into before the electric light bulb was invented?
Boy, the lightbulb really screwed the moth up didn't it? Are there moths
on their way to the sun now going, "It's gonna be worth it!"
~ Bill Hicks
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