Re: Fresh Jessie Install VLC freezes
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On 15/01/14 05:44, Robert Crawford wrote:
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> Please post the output of:-
> $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list | grep multim
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> $ dpkg -l vlc
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> Kind regards
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> Scott,
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> Test #1
> deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org stable main non-free
> deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free
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> Test #2
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
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> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name Version Architecture Description
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> ii vlc 2.1.2-2 i386 multimedia player and streamer
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> Robert
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There's the problem Robert, deb-multimedia exists to provide an
alternative to how Debian does things - and sometimes that breaks
things. I "suspect" the problem is not the vlc package but some of the
codecs from multimedia that are pulled in with it.
This is a hasty post so I'd appreciate alternative solutions from any
who knows for a fact another fix.
You can confirm the source of vlc with:-
$ apt-cache policy vlc
If you have a choice between installing from Debian or multimedia choose
Debian unless you have a *compelling* reason not to. Pinning and apt-get
-t is the way I do it.
Set up pinning:-
cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/multimedia.pref
Package: *
Pin: origin *.deb-multimedia.org
Pin-Priority: 200
NOTE that you run Jessie but are pulling stable (Wheezy) and old-stable
(Squeeze) from multi-media. Mix apples with apples.
Change that:-
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/multimedia.list
#apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie main non-free
Or:-
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/multimedia.list
#apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free
To fix your existing problem remove vlc and the associated packages then
reinstall from Debian only - that 'should' fix the problem.
# apt-get --purge remove vlc;apt-get autoremove;apt-get remove `deborphan`
NOTE: check the outcome before running any of the above commands by
using the simulate switch (-s) e.g.:-
# apt-get -s --purge remove vlc | more
If the removal of any packages worries you keep a note of it. e.g.:-
# apt-get -s --purge remove vlc > ~/purge_vlc
It's easy to reinstall any packages that may be removed in the process
as you'll probably have a copy of the original in /var/cache/apt/archives
create the preferences file quoted above then:-
# apt-get update
# apt-get install vlc
For future reference with VLC problem there is a Messages option in one
of the drop-down menus, open it, increase the debug level, then restart
the problematic media file to get some useful debug messages.
Kind regards
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