Hi All…I’m a complete novice when it comes to computers and linux… for that matter. Yesterday i made the switch from opensuse 11.2 to 12.1. I am trying to install VLC player and am unable to do so. I went to the vlc website and tried to download it using the command line to install it. In the gnome terminal it says , no such file or directory. I do not know how to create a repository . Also tried to download and install the alternate mplayer , also, something that i could not install . Any help would be genuinely appreciated.
Thanks…Also, given my lack of know how with respect to linux do you think i should shift to Ubuntu? Thanks again…
Am 25.04.2012 18:36, schrieb sameoldnewday:
>
> Hi All…I’m a complete novice when it comes to computers and
> linux… for that matter. Yesterday i made the switch from opensuse
> 11.2 to 12.1.
How did you switch? Was that a new install or did you upgrade from 11.2
to 12.1 (and if how did you do that)?
> I am trying to install VLC player and am unable to do so.
What did you do exactly? Did you open yast and searched for it?
Do you have the packman repository enabled for 12.1?
> Thanks…Also, given my lack of know how with respect to linux do you
> think i should shift to Ubuntu? Thanks again…
>
Let’s see if you problems can be solved first and if you really consider
to switch - from my point of view Linux Mint is much more beginner
friendly than ubuntu (our teenage daughter uses it without problems and
she is for sure no tech geek).
–
PC: oS 12.1 x86_64 | Intel Core i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.2 |
GeForce GT 420
Eee PC 1201n: oS 12.1 x86_64 | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | 3GB | KDE 4.8.2
| nVidia ION
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10 |
xf86-video-geode
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:17:27 +0530, Martin Helm
<martin_helm@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> Am 25.04.2012 18:36, schrieb sameoldnewday:
>>
>> Hi All…I’m a complete novice when it comes to computers and
>> linux… for that matter. Yesterday i made the switch from opensuse
>> 11.2 to 12.1.
> How did you switch? Was that a new install or did you upgrade from 11.2
> to 12.1 (and if how did you do that)?
>
>> I am trying to install VLC player and am unable to do so.
> What did you do exactly? Did you open yast and searched for it?
> Do you have the packman repository enabled for 12.1?
>
>> Thanks…Also, given my lack of know how with respect to linux do you
>> think i should shift to Ubuntu? Thanks again…
>>
> Let’s see if you problems can be solved first and if you really consider
> to switch - from my point of view Linux Mint is much more beginner
> friendly than ubuntu (our teenage daughter uses it without problems and
> she is for sure no tech geek).
>
i’m afraid you (martin) didn’t read the original post carefully enough:
>> I went to the vlc website and tried to download it using the command
>> line to install it. In the gnome terminal it says , no such fileor
>> directory.
that’s not the way to install VLC on openSUSE successfully. you should
enable the packman repository and then install VLC via this repo; not some
outside website script that’s not designed for openSUSE.
–
phani.
Am 25.04.2012 19:03, schrieb phanisvara das:
> i’m afraid you (martin) didn’t read the original post carefully
> enough:
>
I did - it is not clear from the post if that was the first thing the OP
did or if it was something done after it did not work the usual way, so
please do not draw conclusions too early.
–
PC: oS 12.1 x86_64 | Intel Core i7-2600@3.40GHz | 16GB | KDE 4.8.2 |
GeForce GT 420
Eee PC 1201n: oS 12.1 x86_64 | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | 3GB | KDE 4.8.2
| nVidia ION
eCAFE 800: oS 12.1 i586 | AMD Geode LX 800@500MHz | 512MB | KDE 3.5.10 |
xf86-video-geode
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:41:39 +0530, Martin Helm
<martin_helm@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> Am 25.04.2012 19:03, schrieb phanisvara das:
>> i’m afraid you (martin) didn’t read the original post carefully
>> enough:
>>
> I did - it is not clear from the post if that was the first thing the OP
> did or if it was something done after it did not work the usual way, so
> please do not draw conclusions too early.
>
oh, i draw my conclusion from what he wrote, and i’m pretty sure he has no
idea how it’s generally done. i admit i may be mistaken, of course.
–
phani.
“that’s not the way to install VLC on openSUSE successfully. you should
enable the packman repository and then install VLC via this repo; not some
outside website script that’s not designed for openSUSE”
… Quote … lol!
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:45:31 +0530, phanisvara das
<listmail@phanisvara.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:41:39 +0530, Martin Helm
> <martin_helm@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>> Am 25.04.2012 19:03, schrieb phanisvara das:
>>> i’m afraid you (martin) didn’t read the original post carefully
>>> enough:
>>>
>> I did - it is not clear from the post if that was the first thing the OP
>> did or if it was something done after it did not work the usual way, so
>> please do not draw conclusions too early.
>>
>
> oh, i draw my conclusion from what he wrote, and i’m pretty sure he has
> no idea how it’s generally done. i admit i may be mistaken, of course.
>
instead of just bitching around, i’ll try to explain how to install VLC on
openSUSE 12.1:
first you have to add the “packman repo” to your list of enabled repos.
the easiest way to do that is via YAST, but since you seem to prefer the
command line, that’s not difficult either:
open a terminal, then type
su -
followed by and the root password when asked.
next check if you have the packman repo enabled already (and you can post
the output of the following command back here, in code-tags):
zypper lr -d
(also followed by , of course.) if the output of “zypper lr -d”
does not contain the word “packman” anywhere, you don’t have this repo and
need to enable it.
zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/12.1/ packman
next refresh all the enabled repos, including the newly added packman repo:
zypper ref
then you do:
zypper in vlc
this will probably show you a list of packages that vlc needs, on which it
depends, and you should answer ‘yes’ when asked if you want to go ahead
with the installation.
this should install vlc on your openSUSE 12.1 machine. for other audio-
and video players and the codecs needed, which are also available from the
packman repo, you’ll find detailed instructions in these forums.
(unfortunately i don’t have the links handy; you can search the forum, or
hope that somebody else chimes in with these links.)
–
phani.
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:56:03 +0530, caf4926
<caf4926@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7wezuat
>
>
thank you, that’s what i meant. really have to keep these links handy…
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phani.
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:56:03 +0530, PiElle
<PiElle@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> -“that’s not the way to install VLC on openSUSE successfully. you
> should
> enable the packman repository and then install VLC via this repo; not
> some
> outside website script that’s not designed for openSUSE”-
>
> … Quote … lol!
>
glad you’re enjoying yourself, so my efforts aren’t completely wasted.
–
phani.
Thanks All for the help so far… I had tried to install VLC player from VideoLAN - VLC media player for openSUSE , which mentioned options to download it onto opensuse 12.1. I am trying to install cinnamon so as to revert back to a more familiar gnome interface ,and will then try what caf4926 suggested. Thanks again. Regarding the switch, i insalled 12.1 as a new installation ,but somehow, all files from my 11.2 are still there ,as is. Anyways, Thanks. Will post back once i have something new to write in about . thanks.
I had tried to install VLC player from VideoLAN - VLC media player for openSUSE ,
This is wrong!
Follow my guide
Our cinnamon users can correct me if I am wrong , but I believe cinnamon is still heavily under development for openSUSE, and it may not be as stable as you would like (at this time). Typically Xfce, LXDE, KDE, and the more traditional Gnome ‘may’ be more stable. Having typed that I am only a KDE and LXDE user, and I can not in truth comment much on Xfce nor Gnome.