Mplayer for Linux

Shade · 20-11-2007, 12:24 PM

I tried to install latest rpm of mplayer 1.0pre5.2.
I got "failed dependencies 2:1.0pre5 needed".

I downloaded 1.0pre5, compiled and installed it(it works fine except quicktime video's have no sound). I then tried to install rpm again-got same messages.

Did I miss something?

Addis · 20-11-2007, 05:06 PM

What distro are you using?

Just because you compile and install it doesn't mean that it will satisfy the dependency, it needs to be registered as a package in the rpm database, which is why you try to use the package manager when you can so you don't get this sort of problem.

sabashuali · 27-11-2007, 07:45 AM

Off Topic:

I know it is not the Linux way of thinking but for me, if it is not on a repository, I do not bother.....
Come to think of it, I do not think I ever came across a basic application which was not available trough a repo.....

Rock on Debian! Best 'repoed' distro for me!

20-11-2007, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Shade Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	Mplayer for Linux I tried to install latest rpm of mplayer 1.0pre5.2. I got "failed dependencies 2:1.0pre5 needed". I downloaded 1.0pre5, compiled and installed it(it works fine except quicktime video's have no sound). I then tried to install rpm again-got same messages. Did I miss something?

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sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 41 Male Posts: 1,452 Times Helpful: 71 My Mood: Grumpy Status: Offline My Computer	Off Topic: I know it is not the Linux way of thinking but for me, if it is not on a repository, I do not bother..... Come to think of it, I do not think I ever came across a basic application which was not available trough a repo..... Rock on Debian! Best 'repoed' distro for me! __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! "...when you find someone you really love, all the rest is just... other stuff." - *Leanne Anika Battersby* Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss

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