How do you get vlc to play wmv files? I have pacman repo so I thought it installed what is needed? running leap 42.1
When you have the Packman repo, that is fine, Then you CAN install from it.
But nothing will be installed BY it. You have to do that. E.g. by running (as root):
zypper dup --from <#/alias/name>
where <#/alias/name> is one of the identifications of the Packman repo. Which you can find using
zypper lr
You can also do this switch using YaST > Software > Softwae Management. Then choose from the View menu: Repositories. Then at left select Packman. The at right, above the package list click on the text: Switch system packages to …" and then Accept
What are you telling me? I know how to install programs with zypper, what is needed to install to get vlc to play all files?
That is not particulary clear from your first post here.
davek@linux-zrqg:~> zypper lr
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+--------
1 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss | Main Repository (NON-OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
3 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
4 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1 | Main Update Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
5 | dvd | dvd | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
6 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | Yes | (r ) Yes | No
7 | packman | packman | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
8 | repo-debug | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
9 | repo-debug-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
10 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
11 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
12 | repo-source | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source | No | ---- | Yes
13 | repo-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
davek@linux-zrqg:~>
what repo would I use to find what I’m looking for? I thought by installing the repos that all files needed for running media players.
davek@linux-zrqg:~> zypper lr
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh
---+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+--------
1 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss | Main Repository (NON-OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
3 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
4 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1 | Main Update Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
5 | dvd | dvd | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
6 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | Yes | (r ) Yes | No
7 | packman | packman | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
8 | repo-debug | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
9 | repo-debug-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
10 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
11 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
12 | repo-source | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source | No | ---- | Yes
13 | repo-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
davek@linux-zrqg:~>
davek@linux-zrqg:~>
davek@linux-zrqg:~> zypper dup --from pacman
Root privileges are required for performing a distribution upgrade.
davek@linux-zrqg:~> su
Password:
linux-zrqg:/home/davek # zypper dup --from pacman
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Computing distribution upgrade...
Repository 'pacman' not found by its alias, number, or URI.
Use 'zypper repos' to get the list of defined repositories.
linux-zrqg:/home/davek #
I’m sorry for my ignorance, but what am I supposed to do?
zypper in vlc-codecs
should do the job. If you added the Packman repo already through Yast, you should also run
zypper dup --from Packman\ Repository
to make sure that your vlc comes from the Packman repo too.
linux-zrqg:/home/davek # zypper dup --from Packman\ Repository
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Computing distribution upgrade...
Repository 'Packman Repository' not found by its alias, number, or URI.
Use 'zypper repos' to get the list of defined repositories.
linux-zrqg:/home/davek #
I thought Packman was installed. Maybe i’ll just reinstall Leap and start over. I find too many instructions that conflict. Confusing.
is there one set of instructions get enable all multimedia players to work with all files? I’m sorry but I don’t have these problems with other distros that I use. I want to use Opensuse, but it’s more complicated to get configured.
Like Knurpht says. To switch to Packman (that means to install from Packman all packages that you may have installed until now from OSS (and that may be crippled multi-media) and the dependencies of those packages (they may not be on OSS at all, but will now be installed from Packman because they are dependencies of the new replacment packages). But I do not think that Knurphts ident of the repo is correct in your case. Thus chhoose one of the following
zypper dup --from packman
(which is the Name, but also the Alias in your case)
zypper --from 7
(which is the # in your list).
BTW you better disable dvd (#5)… There is no need any more to use the installation DVD. And as you have it, it might ask for inserting the DVD at every installation action.
The above is already identified by me in my post above.
Don’t be so hasty please. We suggest something. You may have a question about that or run into a problem. You report back andd we continue to help you.
There is no need for suicide actions like reinstalling. That won’t help. Computers will do the same thing when you ask them the same thing. Thus reinstalling will end in the same situation.
It is
zypper dup --from packman
not
zypper dup --from pacman
Please reread my first answer above.
Adding a repo to your list of repos does just that. It makes that repo available to install packages from it from that moment in time. It does not install anything automagicaly!
You stop saying: I installed Packman. You added Packman to your repos.
You have some lack of understanding in this area (notwithstanding you saying that you knnow how to install using zypper). That is no problem, we all have to learn things. But please take the time to read what we say, to understand what it means, to allow a typo by people here. Ask back unjtil you feel you have it at your fingertips.
Packman has been installed correctly this time (i think) VLC is now able to play wmv files. Thanks for all your help.
On 07/05/2016 10:36 AM, vinoman2 wrote:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> davek@linux-zrqg:~> zypper lr
> # | Alias | Name | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh
> —±--------------------------------±----------------------------------------±--------±----------±-------
> 1 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss | Main Repository (NON-OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1 | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 3 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (OSS) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 4 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1 | Main Update Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 5 | dvd | dvd | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 6 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | openSUSE-42.1-0 | Yes | (r ) Yes | No
> 7 | packman | packman | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> 8 | repo-debug | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
> 9 | repo-debug-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
> 10 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug | No | ---- | Yes
> 11 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No | ---- | Yes
> 12 | repo-source | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source | No | ---- | Yes
> 13 | repo-update | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes
> davek@linux-zrqg:~>
> davek@linux-zrqg:~>
> davek@linux-zrqg:~> zypper dup --from pacman
> Root privileges are required for performing a distribution upgrade.
> davek@linux-zrqg:~> su
You should be using “su -” so that you are using root’s login
environment and not the user login environment.
–
Ken
linux since 1994
S.u.S.E./openSUSE since 1996
I always use su for logging as root.
For some things su alone works but you are using the users environment not roots. For some things you need to be root entirely and need su - which uses the full root environment
For zypper su seems sufficient
Never too late to change to a good practise. In the future use
su -l
or the shorter form
su -
Even if it “seems sufficient”" without. There are realy security implications involved. And people have borked their system while running root processes within user environments (the variable PATH being one of the culprits and of course aliases).
So again, when a “good practise” is offered to you by those who used Unix/Linux already for decades, you should think about using them, even if you do not understand all of the implications.