[mythtv-users] Mytharchive errors

[Harry Devine]

Nick Rout wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> Nick Rout wrote:
>>     
>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I followed the instructions here
>>>> (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu) to enable the repo, and
>>>> when I tried to install ffmpeg and libavcodec, I get:
>>>>
>>>> hdevine at hdevine-desktop:/$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec
>>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>>> Building dependency tree
>>>> Reading state information... Done
>>>> ffmpeg is already the newest version.
>>>> ffmpeg set to manually installed.
>>>> E: Couldn't find package libavcodec
>>>>
>>>> It appears that maybe the latest ffmpeg breaks mytharchive?  Maybe?
>>>> Just a little? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> No the problem has been there for a while. Mythbuntu is a little brain
>>> dead about it. You basically need to use medibuntu. For various
>>> reasons ubuntu do not compiler to include patent encumbered etc codecs
>>> in their compiles. medibuntu do.
>>>
>>> I may be wrong about libavcodec's packaging name. try
>>>
>>> apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec51
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>> You were right about libavcodec51, but still no good.  It tells me that
>> ffmpeg and libavcodec51 are already the latest versions.
>>     
>
> Is that after enabling medibuntu repo. Sorry but you wil also need to
>
> apt-get update
>
> too.
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Yeah, I realized that after my last post.  But I did do that in the mean 
time and got the same results.  I did sudo apt-get update then sudo 
apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec51 and it said I have the latest 
versions.  Looks like its compile time, huh? ;-)

Thanks,
Harry