Amarok

Amarok asks for a decoder - tried various options

Asked by Piet Beukes

Hi, Amarok asks for a decoder - I looked at answers re xcine at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats
I cannot use synaptic so have to use adept - how can I load 'kubuntu-restricted-extras'

I tried sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg
and got
Laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg
[sudo] password for x:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libxine1-ffmpeg: Depends: libxine1 (< 1.1.5) but 1.1.7-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
E: Broken packages

I do not know how to go forward
Rusty

With the help of another answer, I was now able to install Synaptic and it works
HOWEVER I cannot find the items (I am using GG Kubuntu ) refering to Applications - is my Synaptic perhaps older? (0.60ubuntu5) I thentried typing the Kubuntu restricted extras item under search but nothing is loaded:

  Ubuntu 7.10
  Synaptic
   Go to Applications → Add/Remove...
    *
      Set Show: to All available applications
    *
      Search for ubuntu-restricted-extras and install it. Note that there is also xubuntu-restricted-extras and kubuntu-restricted-extras

Any ideas?
Rusty

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arochester (arochester) said : 		#1

1) "I cannot use synaptic so have to use adept". Why? Don't you have it? It is easily put in. When you are connected to the Internet open a Terminal and input: sudo apt-get install synaptic

2) You can load kubuntu-restricted-extras in the same way. When you are connected to the Internet open a Terminal and input: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

3) There is also ubuntu-restricted-extras. I have both. Again when you are connected to the Internet open a Terminal and input: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

4) For your broken package either use synaptic - Status>Broken package or try, when you are connected to the Internet open a Terminal and input: sudo apt-get install --fix-missing

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Piet Beukes (zabear1) said : 		#2

hi, I did as you said but it did not work
have a look:

Laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras
[sudo] password for x:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kubuntu-restricted-extras
Laptop:~$

 HOWEVER with another answer I was able to download Synaptic and it works
I will try to fix the items Broken packages
Rusty

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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) said : 		#3

sudo apt-get install synaptic.

But really, your issue seems to be a different one.

Please open a terminal and run
  cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Then please paste the output here.

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