[mythtv-users] Mytharchive errors

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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? ;-)

Are you sure you enabled the right version of medibuntu? check
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

My only experience with this is with 8.04. May pay to google for other
solutions before compiling (I am a great believer in sticking to your
distros packaging system!)