FC2 & multimedia
Cyber Source
peter at thecybersource.com
Thu Nov 11 21:42:35 EST 2004
Glad to have helped ;). From what Jesse has been telling me, FC3 ROCKS!
Gonna be putting that through the paces tomorrow. apt-get has all sorts
of options. read the man page on apt-get. Also, for a gui, install
synaptic, apt-get install synaptic, then run synaptic
Advent Systems wrote:
> Cyber Source,
> Thank you so much! It ran perfectly w/no error messages! xmms
> working perfectly and rock solid (when I used xmms with some other
> distros if I evened opened a text file audio playback would "crackle).
> Since I'm new and never used apt-get before I've got a lot or research
> to do now, but briefly, is it similar to the suse YOU and the
> mandrake RPMDrake, and did it update all my programs and packages?
>
> Thanks again,
> Bob Randal
>
> Cyber Source wrote:
>
>> Wow, you have alot of Script stuff in there that I don't have I have
>> version apt 0.5.15cnc6 for linux i386 compiled on Jun 16 2004. For a
>> simple fix try mv your /etc/apt/apt.conf file and replacing it with
>> mine attached. If it doesn't work you could put your old one back and
>> we could try something else.
>>
>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>
>>> Cyber Source,
>>> Here is the info you requested.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bob Randal
>>>
>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe you have to change something in /etc/apt/apt.conf to not
>>>> check signatures. I can't recall offhand exactly what it is. As
>>>> root, send me the output of "apt-config dump".
>>>>
>>>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cyber Source,
>>>>> freshrpms.atrpms.net:80 came back online, but now I'm getting
>>>>> this message:
>>>>>
>>>>> [root at localhost brandal]# apt-get install xmms-mp3
>>>>> Reading Package Lists... Done
>>>>> Building Dependency Tree... Done
>>>>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>>>> xmms-mp3 (1.2.10-2.2.p.1.fc2.fr)
>>>>> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 removed and 59 not upgraded.
>>>>> Need to get 87.1kB of archives.
>>>>> After unpacking 169kB of additional disk space will be used.
>>>>> Get:1 http://freshrpms.atrpms.net fedora/Linux/2/i386/freshrpms
>>>>> xmms-mp3 1:1.2.10-2.2.p.1.fc2.fr [87.1kB]
>>>>> Fetched 87.1kB in 35s (2462B/s)
>>>>> Checking GPG signatures...
>>>>> Unknown signature
>>>>> /var/cache/apt/archives/xmms-mp3_1%3a1.2.10-2.2.p.1.fc2.fr_i386.rpm:
>>>>> (SHA1) DSA sha1 md5 (GPG) NOT OK (MISSING KEYS: GPG#e42d547b)
>>>>> E: Error(s) while checking package signatures:
>>>>> 0 unsigned package(s)
>>>>> 1 package(s) with unknown signatures
>>>>> 0 package(s) with illegal/corrupted signatures
>>>>> [root at localhost brandal]#
>>>>>
>>>>> I have kgpg installed and setup and I went to freshrpms site but
>>>>> cant find any public keys, but remember I,m new.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Bob Randal
>>>>>
>>>>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Cyber Source,
>>>>>> Everything was moving along till I hit "Could not connect to
>>>>>> freshrpms.atrpms.net:80 (160.45.32.86), connection timed out"
>>>>>> there site was down. Will try later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>> Bob Randal
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> mv your /etc/apt/sources.list and replace it with the one
>>>>>>> attached. Then run "apt-get update" to poll the new list the run
>>>>>>> "apt-get install xmms-mp3"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jesse,
>>>>>>>> Ok, I got apt-get installed and I got my repository set up
>>>>>>>> but when run "apt-get install xmms-mp3 " I get the message
>>>>>>>> "Reading Package Lists... Done
>>>>>>>> Building Dependency Tree... Done
>>>>>>>> E: Couldn't find package xmms-mp3"
>>>>>>>> Whats up?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jesse,
>>>>>>>>> Is it possable I dont have "apt-get" installed on my
>>>>>>>>> system? When I ran the commands you suggsted I get a
>>>>>>>>> "command not found" message. I went searching for info and
>>>>>>>>> the apt-get site says I should have /etc/apt/sources.list.
>>>>>>>>> files and I dont ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jesse Jarzynka wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Geez, come on people don't talk about Fedora if you don't use
>>>>>>>>>> it. There absolutely nothing we can't do in Fedora Core X.
>>>>>>>>>> All you have to do is use apt-get.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> $ apt-get install xmms-mp3
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Viola! As long as you have a decent repository list you
>>>>>>>>>> should grab it fine. I don't know what the problem with Samba
>>>>>>>>>> is, but we do just fine, perhaps Dad would be the one to ask
>>>>>>>>>> about that if you have a question. I don't know where else or
>>>>>>>>>> what other kinds of multi-media problems you may be having,
>>>>>>>>>> but feel free to e-mail me with any questions about Fedora, I
>>>>>>>>>> think I have pretty much everything tweaked. The only other
>>>>>>>>>> thing you may find is that K3B doesn't support mp3's either
>>>>>>>>>> right out of the box, but that's simple too:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> $ apt-get install k3b-mp3
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> See a pattern? Whatever reason's- and there are many -that
>>>>>>>>>> the Fedora gurus don't support mp3's I don't see it a big
>>>>>>>>>> hassle if you know what to do. As long as the distro stays
>>>>>>>>>> free, which I think the whole point of that is, we're happy.
>>>>>>>>>> Core 2, like anything you know inside and out, work's great
>>>>>>>>>> once you learn it. Remember when Linux was hard? Hope that
>>>>>>>>>> helps, -Jesse
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 12:41, Stephen Burke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> /Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have just finished installing BLAG linux (
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://www.blagblagblag.org/_ ) to replace a SuSE 8.2
>>>>>>>>>>> system that fried in various ways I do not yet fully
>>>>>>>>>>> understand, practically the same day that I had finally
>>>>>>>>>>> gotten it configured to play just about any media file I
>>>>>>>>>>> could find. It appears, from the installation and startup
>>>>>>>>>>> visuals, that it is based on FCx, so it will probably run on
>>>>>>>>>>> your machine. I am still trying to rebuild something
>>>>>>>>>>> resembling the SuSE system that died, so I am just tasting
>>>>>>>>>>> the flavor of this particular linux. So far, it seems to be
>>>>>>>>>>> very madia friendly (xmms {with mp3 support}, mplayer, xine,
>>>>>>>>>>> etc, all on one CD). I did an "Everything" install to save
>>>>>>>>>>> time on package selection and since I have more than enough
>>>>>>>>>>> room on this HD, so I am confident that there is much more
>>>>>>>>>>> here that I have not even discovered yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I would recommend it highly.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I know that RH took mp3 functionality out of 9 (easily
>>>>>>>>>>> replaced with rpms from somewhere out there), but I'm not
>>>>>>>>>>> sure what fedora does, since, until now, I have only used a
>>>>>>>>>>> couple of FC installations briefly, as I have not been able
>>>>>>>>>>> to get Samba running properly on it. Same here with blag, so
>>>>>>>>>>> far, except this time I am determined to get it working,
>>>>>>>>>>> since it also comes with XFce and blackbox window managers,
>>>>>>>>>>> which is nice. No KDE, though, so kaffeine, one of the
>>>>>>>>>>> better media players I have found, could be tricky to install.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Any help with Samba on fedora would be most welcome. Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hope it works for you,
>>>>>>>>>>> *S.*
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Advent Systems wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>>>>>>>>> This my be a really stupid question but does anyone know
>>>>>>>>>>>> if you can play multimedia files in FC2, mp3 files for
>>>>>>>>>>>> starters? If you read my previous posts I'm using FC2 for
>>>>>>>>>>>> the first time. I was unable to purchase a boxed set so I
>>>>>>>>>>>> have no manuals, the xmms site (my favorite player) only
>>>>>>>>>>>> supports FC1 and other sites seem to imply FC2 is not
>>>>>>>>>>>> multimedia friendly. Since I work in the AV industry I
>>>>>>>>>>>> need something at least as usable as suse or mandrake. I
>>>>>>>>>>>> dont need it to do actual production work as I use industry
>>>>>>>>>>>> specific windows based programs for this at work. Any
>>>>>>>>>>>> advice on a multimedia friendly based distro would help.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Randal
>>>>>>>>>>>> PS: I all reddy tried coral Linux, RH7, mandrake 8 & 9, and
>>>>>>>>>>>> suse 8. They worked fine as far as the multimedia
>>>>>>>>>>>> aspect but as you see from my previous posts in the past
>>>>>>>>>>>> week FC2 is the only distro that will not lockup my
>>>>>>>>>>>> computer. I'm sure I could put suse back on right now
>>>>>>>>>>>> and it may run fine for a few days but thats nuts. If I
>>>>>>>>>>>> cant find something it's back to windows for a while :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> BR
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> /
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # You can use the file:/ entries for creating your local
>>>>>>> repository mirrors.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> #cyb#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386
>>>>>>> core updates
>>>>>>> #rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386 tupdates
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386 core
>>>>>>> updates
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386 tupdates
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # ATrpms for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> # Possible sections: at-stable, at-good, at-testing, at-bleeding
>>>>>>> #rpm http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de fedora/2/en/i386
>>>>>>> at-stable
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de fedora/2/en/i386
>>>>>>> at-stable
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # FreshRPMS for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://freshrpms.atrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386
>>>>>>> freshrpms
>>>>>>> #cyb#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386
>>>>>>> freshrpms
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386 freshrpms
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # NewRPMS for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://newrpms.atrpms.net/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc2
>>>>>>> newrpms
>>>>>>> rpm http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc2
>>>>>>> newrpms
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc2
>>>>>>> newrpms
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Dag Wieers' rpms for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> #rpm http://apt.sw.be redhat/fc2/en/i386 dag
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://apt.sw.be redhat/fc2/en/i386 dag
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #JPackage for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage 1.5/generic
>>>>>>> free
>>>>>>> ### rpm ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage
>>>>>>> 1.5/fedora-2 free
>>>>>>> #rpm-src ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage 1.5/generic
>>>>>>> free non-free
>>>>>>> #rpm-src ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage
>>>>>>> 1.5/fedora-2 free
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Planet CCRMA for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://planetccrma.atrpms.net/apt fedora/2/i386
>>>>>>> planetcore planetccrma
>>>>>>> rpm http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt
>>>>>>> fedora/2/i386 planetcore planetccrma
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt
>>>>>>> fedora/2/i386 planetccrma
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # NyQuist for Fedora Core 2 (Matthew Hall's GNOME2 pakages)
>>>>>>> #rpm http://people.ecsc.co.uk/~matt/downloads/apt
>>>>>>> fedora-2-i386 production testing
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://people.ecsc.co.uk/~matt/downloads/apt
>>>>>>> fedora-2-i386 production testing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # GStreamer for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/pkg/ fedora/2/i386 gst
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://gstreamer.net/releases/redhat/ fedora/2/i386 gst
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Arjan's 2.6 test rpms
>>>>>>> #cyb#rpm http://people.redhat.com arjanv/2.5 kernel
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://people.redhat.com arjanv/2.5 kernel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # kde-redhat.org for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://kde-redhat.atrpms.net/apt/kde-redhat 2 stable
>>>>>>> rpm http://kde-redhat.atrpms.net/apt/kde-redhat all stable
>>>>>>> rpm http://kde-redhat.atrpms.net/apt/fedora 2 stable
>>>>>>> rpm http://kde-redhat.atrpms.net/apt/fedora all stable
>>>>>>> rpm ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat 2 stable
>>>>>>> rpm ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat all stable
>>>>>>> rpm ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/fedora 2 stable
>>>>>>> rpm ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/fedora all stable
>>>>>>> #rpm-src ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat 2 stable
>>>>>>> #rpm-src ftp://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat all stable
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Dries' repo
>>>>>>> #cyb#rpm http://apt.sw.be dries/fedora/fc2/i386 dries
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://apt.sw.be dries/fedora/fc2/i386 dries
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Fedora Core 2 - i386 - spc
>>>>>>> # Possible sections: production, testing, experimental, graveyard
>>>>>>> ### rpm http://spc.atrpms.net fedora/linux/2/i386 production
>>>>>>> #rpm http://rpms.subpop.net fedora/linux/2/i386 production
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://rpms.subpop.net fedora/linux/2/i386 production
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # BIOrpms repository for Fedora Core 2
>>>>>>> rpm http://apt.bea.ki.se/biorpms fedora/linux/2/i386 biorpms
>>>>>>> #rpm-src http://apt.bea.ki.se/biorpms fedora/linux/2/i386
>>>>>>> biorpms
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> APT "";
>>> APT::Architecture "i386";
>>> APT::Get "";
>>> APT::Get::Download-Only "false";
>>> APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true";
>>> APT::Get::Show-Versions "true";
>>> APT::State "";
>>> APT::State::mirrors-URL "";
>>> APT::State::mirrors-URL::
>>> "http://www.fedora.us/mirrorlists/fedora.us-fc2-mirrors.list";
>>> APT::State::mirrors-URL::
>>> "http://www.fedora.us/mirrorlists/macromedia-fc2-mirrors.list";
>>> APT::State::FirstRun "false";
>>> Dir "/";
>>> Dir::State "var/state/apt/";
>>> Dir::State::lists "lists/";
>>> Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
>>> Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors.list";
>>> Dir::State::prefetch "prefetch";
>>> Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
>>> Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
>>> Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
>>> Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
>>> Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
>>> Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
>>> Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
>>> Dir::Etc::sourceparts::mirrorsource "mirror-select.list";
>>> Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
>>> Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
>>> Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
>>> Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
>>> Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
>>> Dir::Etc::rpmpriorities "rpmpriorities";
>>> Dir::Etc::translatelist "translate.list";
>>> Dir::Etc::translateparts "translate.list.d";
>>> Dir::Bin "";
>>> Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
>>> Dir::Bin::rpm "/bin/rpm";
>>> Dir::Bin::scripts "/usr/lib/apt/scripts";
>>> Dir::Locale "/usr/share/locale";
>>> Acquire "";
>>> Acquire::ComprExtension ".bz2";
>>> Acquire::http "";
>>> Acquire::http::User-Agent "Fedora APT-HTTP/1.3";
>>> Acquire::DistroID "Conectiva";
>>> Acquire::CDROM "";
>>> Acquire::CDROM::Mount "/mnt/cdrom";
>>> Acquire::CDROM::Copy-All "true";
>>> RPM "";
>>> RPM::Ignore "";
>>> RPM::Ignore:: "gpg-pubkey";
>>> RPM::Allow-Duplicated "";
>>> RPM::Allow-Duplicated::
>>> "^kernel(-(BOOT|bigmem|debug|smp|unsupported|source))?(-(unsupported-modules))?$";
>>>
>>> RPM::Allow-Duplicated:: "^gpg-pubkey$";
>>> RPM::Upgrade-Virtual "true";
>>> RPM::Source "";
>>> RPM::Source::Build-Command "rpmbuild --rebuild";
>>> RPM::GPG-Check "true";
>>> RPM::GPG-Import "true";
>>> Scripts "";
>>> Scripts::Init "";
>>> Scripts::Init:: "gpg-import.lua";
>>> Scripts::Init:: "mirror-select.lua";
>>> Scripts::PM "";
>>> Scripts::PM::Pre "";
>>> Scripts::PM::Pre:: "gpg-checker.lua";
>>> Scripts::PM::Post "";
>>> Scripts::PM::Post:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Upgrade "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Upgrade:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::DistUpgrade "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::DistUpgrade:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Install "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Install::SelectPackage "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Install::SelectPackage:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Install::PreResolve "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Install::PreResolve:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Command "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Command:: "mirror-select.lua";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Help "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Help::Command "";
>>> Scripts::AptGet::Help::Command:: "mirror-select.lua";
>>> Scripts::Synaptic "";
>>> Scripts::Synaptic::DistUpgrade "";
>>> Scripts::Synaptic::DistUpgrade:: "upgradevirt.lua";
>>> Kernel "";
>>> Kernel::Set-Default "true";
>>> Kernel::Module-Prefix "";
>>> Kernel::Module-Prefix:: "kernel-module-";
>>>
>>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> // $Id: apt.conf,v 1.10 2003/06/16 10:22:32 dude Exp $
>> // See the apt.conf(5) man page for syntax and all available options
>>
>> APT {
>> Clean-Installed "false";
>> Get {
>> Assume-Yes "false";
>> Download-Only "false";
>> Show-Upgraded "true";
>> Fix-Broken "false";
>> Ignore-Missing "false";
>> Compile "false";
>> };
>> };
>>
>> Acquire {
>> Retries "0";
>> Http {
>> Proxy ""; // http://user:pass@host:port/
>> }
>> };
>>
>> RPM {
>> Ignore { };
>> Hold { };
>> Allow-Duplicated { "^kernel$";
>> "^kernel-(smp|bigmem|source|sourcecode)$"; "^gpg-pubkey$" };
>> Options { };
>> Install-Options "";
>> Erase-Options "";
>> Source {
>> Build-Command "rpmbuild --rebuild";
>> };
>> Order "true";
>> };
>>
>>
>>
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