-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 brian wrote: > --- Steffen Thoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi ! >> >> I'm trying to install the mozilla vlc plugin for my >> Debian unstable on >> my PowerBook to play some streaming video with >> Firefox. >> I always get the following message: >> >> takeda:~# apt-get install mozilla-plugin-vlc >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree... 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: >> mozilla-plugin-vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= >> 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1) >> but 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.1 is to be installed >> E: Broken packages >> >> Does that mean that I have to install >> 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1 to get >> the plugin insta >> lled ? If so how can I prevent apt-get installing >> version 1.1 and >> install version 1 of vlc-nox ?
This means the package in question is not binNMU safe[1] and a bug should be submitted against that package - which seems to be vlc[2]. If you care to make a patch, the Vcs repo is specified: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ apt-cache showsrc mozilla-plugin-vlc | grep -E '(Package|Maint|Vcs)' Package: vlc Maintainer: Sam Hocevar (Debian packages) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.videolan.org/pkg-multimedia/unstable/vlc/ > one way could be to find the debian-1 version on the > debian package page and download it manually, if > it is there (maybe in testing...), install it with > dpkg -i *debian-1.deb before running the apt-get > as before. There is probably a good reason for the NMU upload[2] which usually is a rebuild due to some library transition. In other words, you generally *want* the newer version as the older one might segfault on you. > maybe set your pins to testing for apt and do > the above way with your unstable install of the > plug in itself, is another way. > > a third way is go to the vlc webpages. they have > ppc source patches for linux, i think. of course > you need to compile it and you need build tools for > that. but if you really like the latest version > that is the way to get it... (they may also have > binaries too, but older probably) [1] http://wiki.debian.org/binNMU [2] 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1.1 - the .1 number after the last dash shows is a binNMU - -- Regards, EddyP ============================================= "Imagination is more important than knowledge" A.Einstein -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFsdFQY8Chqv3NRNoRAuP1AJ9dO6nQx3CaeM7tCU2ib3fJGERxkACeMRfj 8LMrm6I4iUl3wPsWurW7JGk= =qdnN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
