Install VLC Player

[RealG187]

Okay before I installed VLC player and then I copied all the DEBs out of /var/cache/apt/arcives

This was before my hard drive failed.

I am on my new system and when I click the package it says something about a dependency. I install that and it just keeps going.

Is there a simple way I can install VLC player (or any program) and it's dependencies from a local folder.

I am going insane trying to install this one program.

http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-us...all-deb-files/

mpg@MIKED5:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i vlc_0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 97030 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace vlc 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3 (using vlc_0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement vlc ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vlc:
vlc depends on libiso9660-5; however:
Package libiso9660-5 is not installed.
vlc depends on libsdl-image1.2 (>= 1.2.5); however:
Package libsdl-image1.2 is not installed.
vlc depends on libtar; however:
Package libtar is not installed.
vlc depends on libvcdinfo0 (>> 0.7.23); however:
Package libvcdinfo0 is not installed.
vlc depends on libvlc0 (>= 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1); however:
Package libvlc0 is not installed.
vlc depends on libwxbase2.6-0 (>= 2.6.3.2.2); however:
Package libwxbase2.6-0 is not installed.
vlc depends on libwxgtk2.6-0 (>= 2.6.3.2.2); however:
Package libwxgtk2.6-0 is not installed.
vlc depends on libxosd2 (>= 2.2.13); however:
Package libxosd2 is not installed.
vlc depends on ttf-dejavu; however:
Package ttf-dejavu is not installed.
vlc depends on vlc-nox (= 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3); however:
Package vlc-nox is not installed.
vlc depends on vlc-plugin-pulse; however:
Package vlc-plugin-pulse is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing vlc (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
vlc
mpg@MIKED5:/var/cache/apt/archives$

It says all sorts of packages are not installed, but they are in the directory, it shold just install them and them install VLC

[Gediminas2]

Re: Install VLC Player

sudo dpkg -i *.deb


This should do the trick

[RealG187]

Re: Install VLC Player

sudo dpkg -i *.deb


This should do the trick

It should but it doesn't.
I if I try for Samba common:

mpg@MIKED5:~/Desktop/DEBs/Samba$ sudo dpkg -i samba
samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.4_i386.deb samba-common_3.0.24-6etch10_i386.deb
mpg@MIKED5:~/Desktop/DEBs/Samba$ sudo dpkg -i samba-common_3.0.24-6etch10_i386.deb
dpkg - warning: downgrading samba-common from 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4 to 3.0.24-6etch10.
(Reading database ... 98205 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace samba-common 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4 (using samba-common_3.0.24-6etch10_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of samba-common:
samba-common depends on libldap2 (>= 2.1.17-1); however:
Package libldap2 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing samba-common (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
samba-common
mpg@MIKED5:~/Desktop/DEBs/Samba$

Now synaptics says I have two broken packages on my system

samba-common
smbclient


Now cheese (webcam software)

mpg@MIKED5:~/Desktop/DEBs/Cheese$ sudo dpkg -i cheese_2.22.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package cheese.
(Reading database ... 98146 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cheese (from cheese_2.22.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cheese:
cheese depends on libebook1.2-9 (>= 2.22.3); however:
Version of libebook1.2-9 on system is 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.
cheese depends on libedataserver1.2-9 (>= 2.22.3); however:
Version of libedataserver1.2-9 on system is 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.
cheese depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.5); however:
Version of libpango1.0-0 on system is 1.20.1-1.
dpkg: error processing cheese (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
cheese
mpg@MIKED5:~/Desktop/DEBs/Cheese$

Is there something wrong with my (almost freshly installed) system? I think I could just use GDebi before and it worked perfectly...

It does it even off the Live CD.

It marks the package as broken and sometimes work, sometimes not. Cheese and Wine work but not VLC.

[Rog131]

Re: Install VLC Player

If you have all the dependencies (.deb's) :

#1 drop them to the /var/cache/apt/archives/
#2 install them by using apt/aptitude/adept/synaptic... > FAQ: Package Managers

with the apt:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install <package>

Note
If you want to use packages from the /var/cache/apt/archives/, check that you are offline - package managers will check if there is newer package in the repositories and download it.

You could also make local repository > Topic: Making Local Repository

[RealG187]

Re: Install VLC Player

When I make a local repository it wont generate the package info:

mpg@MIKED5:~$ sudo dpkg-scanpackages debs /dev/null | gzip > /home/mpg/dists/hardy/debs_for_hardy/binary-i386/Packages.gz
[sudo] password for mpg:
sudo: dpkg-scanpackages: command not found
mpg@MIKED5:~$

[Rog131]

Re: Install VLC Player

/usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages is a part of the package: dpkg-dev

package building tools for Debian

This package contains the tools (including dpkg-source) required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.

[RealG187]

Re: Install VLC Player

I realized that the package there itself contains depenencies.

Would this work:

How that I have it, run the program on the packages that were used to install it, then copy the deb and dists folder away to usb hard drive/cd/dvd/etc.

Then when I need to intstall it again copy those folders back to the home folder and run a "apt-get" on it?

If I backup the packages file then that means I dont have to make it each time, right?



Also, would your method of building your own repositories work for this:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3094871.0