Re: Can't get MPlayer to install HELP

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 04:31:42 GMT
Uwe Buckesfeld <u.buckesfeld@myrealbox.com> wrote:

> Rom_Mel@excite.com wrote in news:t%UFe.9488$Y_1.4024@prv-
> forum2.provo.novell.com:
>
> > OK, this is frustrating now.
>
> Welcome to dependency hell :-)
> In most cases you can find the missing RPMs by using the Yast
> software installation dialog. Under "Search in", additionally check> "Provides" and search for the file you need. In your case I entered> "lame" and "libmad" and that results in the packages "mad" and
"lame"
> to be installed. At least I hope these are the correct ones.
>

Too much work! :-) Just a add an additional source of installation toallow easy updating/installing:

Go to YaST Control Center -> Software -> Change Source of
Installation.
then click on the 'Add' button in the dialog box. In the box that pops

up, click on FTP radio button and enter the following:

Server Name: ftp.gwdg.de
Directory on Server: pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/9.2/

(Change the '9.2' to reflect your version, and you might want to evenlook for another mirror.) Make sure 'Authentication' is 'anonymous'
and
then click 'OK'. After it finishes verifying the installation source,you will be back at the 'Software Source Media' box. Select this
latest
source you entered and move it to the top and make sure it's status is

'On' (enabled). Then click 'Finish' and go into 'Install and Remove
Software' and search for MPLayer . . .


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