K3B 1.66 from OBS KDE:KDE4:Playground has no codecs package

[caf4926]

I have it, it works fine, but with limitations. It's classed as Alpha phase for me from Packman.

[dth2]

I think you would be safe with the 11.1 codecs - although it may be best to stick with the kde3 version of k3b.

It is a bit confusing as the opensuse repos show the k3b rpm for kde4 as simply 'k3b' and the kde3 version of k3b as 'kde3-k3b'. But the Packman repo shows k3b for kde3 as 'k3b' and the k3b version for kde4 as 'kde4-k3b' - which was the way round that the different packages are shown under the 11.1 installation dvd/cd.

[caf4926]

Naming policy changes in kde4 development. As you can see kde4 is quickly taking over as the default kde
Packman's naming is not directly connected to openSUSE

[mliddle]

Originally Posted by dth2

I think you would be safe with the 11.1 codecs - although it may be best to stick with the kde3 version of k3b.

Well it's possible, but Then I'd have to subscribe to a 11.1 repo (or I guess download a 11.1 rpm), and while I like to live on the edge, that's just a bit much for me ;)

Anyone know who should be informed that the codecs package is missing from the _openSUSE_ KDE:KDE4:Playground repositories? BuildService people or KDE people?

Mike.

[geoffro]

As stated below get the packman version which has the codecs

Originally Posted by mliddle

Hi there,

I just installed K3B from the OSB KDE:KDE4layground repo, and when I start up I get the following message:

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Mp3 Audio Decoder plugin not found.
K3b could not load or find the Mp3 decoder plugin. This means that you will not be able to create Audio CDs from Mp3 files. Many Linux distributions do not include Mp3 support for legal reasons.
Solution: To enable Mp3 support, please install the MAD Mp3 decoding library as well as the K3b MAD Mp3 decoder plugin (the latter may already be installed but not functional due to the missing libmad). Some distributions allow installation of Mp3 support via an online update tool (e.g. SuSE's YOU).
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I have libmad installed, but the old k3b-codecs package only exists for the old KDE3 version.

Does anyone out there know what's up with this?

[mliddle]

Originally Posted by geoffro

As stated below get the packman version which has the codecs

Only the 11.1 Packman repo has the kde4-kb3-codecs package (or at least that was the case a couple of days ago, see one of my previous posts for links...).

[RedDwarf]

Originally Posted by mliddle

Anyone know who should be informed that the codecs package is missing from the _openSUSE_ KDE:KDE4:Playground repositories? BuildService people or KDE people?

The openSUSE Build Service package hasn't the codecs because they are patented and can't be host there without paying for a patent license. If you inform them about that you will only receive a "we already knew, we aren't going to fix it".

Doing some black magic I have exactly the same package from KDE:KDE4:Playground but with patented codecs support available at home:RedDwarf:multimedia:kde42... but also only for 11.1. Why? Well, create an openSUSE 11.0 package is extra work and, in general, if someone doesn't wants to update to the latest *stable* openSUSE I don't think he will want to update to the latest *alpha* K3B.

There will be patented codecs support for the new K3B in older openSUSE versions the day someone is motivated to create it. Packman isn't, I am not... and it seems nobody else is. If you are motivated enough to learn to use the Build Service and mantain such packages just look at my home:RedDwarf:multimedia:kde42 and home:RedDwarf:fakePackman repositories and do the same for openSUSE 11.0. It's easy... but you have to *maintain* it, that means work.

[dth2]

just download the packman codec file to your p/c and then click on the file and it will install (no need to add the 11.1 repos to yast).

The file is only tiny.

[peteh100]

Originally Posted by dth2

just download the packman codec file to your p/c and then click on the file and it will install (no need to add the 11.1 repos to yast).

The file is only tiny.

To do that you also need to pick 4 files from the packman kde4-k3b and add them to the appropriate folders to make 'Playground K3B' pick up the codecs.

If you're still interested I can find the files for you.