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Problems installing media VLC [Solved]

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keos
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Problems installing media VLC [Solved]

#1 Post by keos »

root@kaos:/home/keos# LANG=C apt-get install vlc
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.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc : Depends: vlc-bin (= 3.0.2-1.0nosystemd1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@kaos:/home/keos#
There are not any packages broken ... :alien:
Last edited by keos on Wed May 16, 2018 9:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
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fehlix
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#2 Post by fehlix »

keos wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 2:23 pm root@kaos:/home/keos# LANG=C apt-get install vlc
If you don't mind: A friendly hint: Try to avoid the command line as user root!
Do instead use "sudo" to run privileged commands!
To fix your issue above with
1- purge exiting vlc (as normal user)

Code: Select all

# sudo apt-get remove --purge vlc
( remove above the hash-comment sign)
2 - install from with MXPI . vlc 3.0.2 is available from MX test repo. :snail:
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dolphin_oracle
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#3 Post by dolphin_oracle »

the OP is building up a antiX system. nosystemd repo is a give away. this is one reason antiX does not officially support pulling from the mx repos, as apps compiled for our repos do not have the systemd dependencies removed.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
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FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.

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Stevo
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#4 Post by Stevo »

So the output of "inxi -r" would probably be most enlightening!

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fehlix
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#5 Post by fehlix »

@keos: I've just installed a good working vlc-3.0.2-1.0nosystemd1 on antiX 17.1 , i.e on antiX-(sid) with only debian testing and antiX sid/testing repo enabeled. You need make sure you have not enable any stretch-repo in /etc/apt/source.d/antix.list & debian.list
Hmme ... @keos : What is actually the idea to have antiX with XFCE installed? ( Or did I mixed up some threads here?) I mean what are you going to achieve with this?
Have you tried all the DE's which antiX comes with?
My favorite DE on antiX is actually Space-IceWM! I don't use another, or at least rarely! I do not miss much from XFCE-DE. ;)
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#6 Post by Jerry3904 »

My favorite is Fluxbox!
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keos
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#7 Post by keos »

keos@kaos:~
$ inxi -r
Repos:
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
1: deb http://repo.antixlinux.com/sid sid main nosystemd
2: deb-src http://repo.antixlinux.com/sid sid main nosystemd
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
keos@kaos:~
$
For years now i have using xfce4 as a desktop, others are difficult to me, it is like start again learning how to do this or that ...

Thanks!
Last edited by keos on Wed May 16, 2018 8:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
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dolphin_oracle
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#8 Post by dolphin_oracle »

could be something has changed in sid. that happens pretty often.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
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FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.

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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#9 Post by asqwerth »

You have sid and stretch repos all combined. Wonder if that is at least part of the problem.
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Richard
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Re: Problems installing media VLC

#10 Post by Richard »

@keos,
Sounds like the old problem.
https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

Suggest that you clean a partition and reinstall antiX
with apt or synaptic or package instalar.

Then install whatever you want with the original repos.
Do not add MX repos since they have different goals.

If you want a particular program, install it and then deactivate the repo.
If it doesn't work, then you know it is incompatible and so remove it.
Keep looking. There may be ways of doing what you want,
and you will have to find it by trial and error.

If you add outside repos you must be very careful;
otherwise, it is just a matter of time before something will break.

If you want sid, choose sid at install and add carefully.
sid is fun and educational.
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