thank you all for the sugestions the apt-get method seems to be pretty cool! why hasn't this been built into the fedora kernel as of yet?? On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:32:26 +0100, Markus Huber <humarfedoralists@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jim wrote: > > > if i try to install the mplayer from freshrpms, ( i have tried) it > > fails dependancies > > 8 of them > > libaa.so.1 > > libdvdread.so.3 > > libfaad.so.0 > > liblzo.so.1 > > libmad.so.0 > > libpostproc.so.0 > > libpostproc > > libxvidcore.so.4 > > So you have to do some research how to use up2date, apt/synaptic or yum > and point to various alternative repositories (the libs you quote are > partly from DAG's repository - at least at my FC3). > > I use apt/synaptics - because I have learnt how to keep FC3 quite > vanilla and not being hindred to point to alternative repositories. > > My recommendation is: get apt and synaptic (the graphic front end for > apt) from freshrpms.net. > > I attach my /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/preferences which you can > use as a model to configure yours (or just copy it) - I hope this is not > a breach of rules here in the list. > > Then do a: > # apt-get update > # apt-get install mplayer mplayer-fonts mplayer-skins > > All the dependencies will be resolved through apt. > > Alternatively you can use synaptics - which is a very mighty graphical > front-end for apt. > > It is not as complicated as it seems - and you will learn quite a lot > about FCX and alternative repositories as well. > > -- > Good luck and regards > Markus Huber > > > Explanation: base os > Package: * > Pin: release c=os > Pin-Priority: 998 > > Explanation: base os > Package: * > Pin: release c=core > Pin-Priority: 998 > > Explanation: updates > Package: * > Pin: release c=updates > Pin-Priority: 998 > > Explanation: testing updates > Package: * > Pin: release c=tupdates > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: Livna > Package: * > Pin: release c=stable > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: ATrpms, Axel Thimm's repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=ATrpms > Pin-Priority: 995 > > Explanation: ATrpms, Axel Thimm's repository (compat) > Package: * > Pin: release o=ATrpms > Pin-Priority: 995 > > Explanation: FreshRPMS, Matthias Saou's repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=freshrpms > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: NewRPMS, Rudolf (Che) Kastl's repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=newrpms > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: Dag Wieers' repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=dag > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: PlanetCCRMA > Package: * > Pin: release c=planetcore > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: PlanetCCRMA > Package: * > Pin: release c=planetccrma > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: JPackage > Package: * > Pin: release o=http://www.jpackage.org/ > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: kde-redhat > Package: * > Pin: release o=kde-redhat > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: kde-redhat > Package: * > Pin: origin apt.kde-redhat.org > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: kde-redhat > Package: * > Pin: origin kde-redhat.atrpms.net > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: dries > Package: * > Pin: release c=dries > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: spc > Package: * > Pin: origin spc.atrpms.net > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: BIOrpms > Package: * > Pin: release c=biorpms > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: BIOrpms > Package: * > Pin: release c=biorpms-nonfree > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: NyQuist-Gnome-RPMS > Package: * > Pin: release c=production > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: GStreamer > Package: * > Pin: release o=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: KSPEI > Package: * > Pin: release c=kspei > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: Ling's Repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=li > Pin-Priority: 996 > > Explanation: Fenix Repository > Package: * > Pin: release c=fnx > Pin-Priority: 996 > > > # List of available apt repositories available from ayo.freshrpms.net. > # This file should contain an uncommented default suitable for your system. > > # See http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ for a list of other repositories and mirrors. > > # $Id: sources.list.i386 720 2004-05-19 18:24:16Z dude $ > > ############################ > # > # Fedora Extra (fedora.us) # > ############################ > > rpm http://download.fedora.us/ fedora/fedora/latest/i386 stable > > ################################################## > # > # Fedora Supplementary livna.org (rpm.livna.org) # > ################################################## > > rpm http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 stable > # rpm http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 testing unstable > # rpm-src http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 stable testing > > ######################## > # > # The 4 Big plus Dries # > ######################## > > # rpm http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-good > rpm http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/mirrors/atrpms.net/atrpms/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-stable > # rpm http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-stable > # rpm http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-testing > > rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 core updates freshrpms > # rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 updates > # rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 os core updates > # rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 tupdates > # rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 freshrpms > > rpm http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc3 newrpms > # rpm-src http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc3 newrpms > > rpm http://apt.sw.be/ fedora/3/en/i386 dag > # rpm http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/dag/ fedora/3/en/i386 dag > > rpm http://dries.studentenweb.org/ apt/fedora/fc3/i386 dries > > ############################### > # > # Planetccrma Soundrepository # > ############################### > > # rpm http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 core updates > rpm http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 planetccrma > # rpm http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 planetcore > > ################################################## > # > # Fedora Supplementary gstreamer.freedesktop.org # > ################################################## > > # > # Fedora Supplementary gstreamer.freedesktop.org # > # rpm http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/pkg/ fedora/3/i386 deps gst > > ################## > # > # kde-redhat.org # > ################## > > # rpm http://apt.uk.kde-redhat.org/apt/ kde-redhat/3 stable > # rpm http://apt.uk.kde-redhat.org/apt/ fedora/3 stable > > ################################# > # > # JPackage Project Repositories # > ################################# > > # rpm http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.0/generic free non-free > # rpm http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.5/fedora-3 free non-free > # rpm http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.5/generic free non-free > > #################### > # > # KSPEI-Repository # > #################### > > rpm http://apt.kspei.com/ fedora/3/i386 kspei > > ############ > # > # BioRPMS # > ############ > > rpm http://apt.bea.ki.se/biorpms/ fedora/linux/3/i386 biorpms > > ###################### > # > # Ling's Repository # > ###################### > > rpm http://apt.ling.li/ fedora/3/i586 li > > ####################### > # > # NyQuist Production # > ####################### > > # rpm http://people.ecsc.co.uk/~matt/downloads/ apt/fedora-3-i386 production > > ###################### > # > # Fenix Repository # > ###################### > > # rpm http://www.fnxweb.com/ software/apt/fedora/core/3/i386 fnx > > # Be sure to read /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mirror-select.list which has > # been automatically configured by the Fedora apt mirror selector > # Run "apt-get mirror-select" to reselect mirrors for that file. > > > -- James Lawrence Rochester NY
