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punranger
NB: I’m splitting this into multiple posts to avoid forum software from blocking!
1.) I am currently having a problem with software updates and installation in antiX 21. I can not install some software through the package installer, and I get errors using the terminal and Synaptic. For example, I’m trying to install VLC and Audacity. I’m puzzled, as for example Gimp installed just fine through Synaptic, and Simple Sreen recorder installed fine through the package manager. I’m not able to copy the code that is output from the package installer, as the window closes itself, so I show the terminal output instead.
The machine I’m using is an iMac from 2007. I was able to install antiX 21 from USB just fine. It’s a vanilla install. I installed the 64 bit full version. Then, I set the fastest antiX and Debian repos in the Repo manager, and finally I ran a complete system update through the Control Centre. I’ve been having some network issues, such as Synaptic telling me I’m not connected to the internet, while Connman says I’m connected, but it seems to have been sorted as I have updated everything. (I’ll show a full inxi at the bottom.)
- This topic was modified 10 months ago by punranger.
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
punranger
2.) But here’s what happens when I try to install VLC from the terminal:
APT-GET UPDATE IN TERMINAL
First, I do an update, which yields no errors.
$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 h__p://security.debian.org bullseye-security InRelease
Hit:2 h__p://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports InRelease
Get:3 h__p://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mxlinux.org/packages/antix/bullseye bullseye InRelease [27.4 kB]
Hit:4 h__p://www.deb-multimedia.org testing InRelease
Hit:5 h__p://mirrors.xtom.de/debian bullseye-updates InRelease
Hit:6 h__p://mirrors.xtom.de/debian bullseye InRelease
Fetched 27.4 kB in 1s (34.4 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
punranger
3.) APT-GET UPDATE IN CLI
However, if I try to do an update in CLI, it tells me one list file is missing:
Checking source files ... It appears that at least one list file is missing You should probably run apt-get update now Run apt-get update now? = yes > no Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to quit Doing apt-get update => apt-get update Hit:1 h__p://security.debian.org bullseye-security InRelease Hit:2 h__p://mirrors.xtom.de/debian bullseye-updates InRelease Hit:3 h__p://www.deb-multimedia.org testing InRelease Hit:4 h__p://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mxlinux.org/packages/antix/bullseye bullseye InRelease Hit:5 h__p://mirrors.xtom.de/debian bullseye InRelease Hit:6 h__p://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports InRelease Reading package lists... Done update took 10.14 seconds Checking source files ... It appears that at least one list file is missing You should probably run apt-get update nowWhen I try to repeat the process, the same thing happens.
- This reply was modified 10 months ago by punranger.
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
punranger
4.) TRYING TO INSTALL VLC FROM CLI
Checking source files ...
It appears that at least one list file is missing
You should probably run apt-get update nowRun apt-get update now?
> yes
= no
Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry
Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to quit
Checking for package upgrades ...
There are 21 packages that can be upgraded
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
System Upgrade Menu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please select an action
= Upgrade 21 packages now
> View a list of packages to be upgraded
> Ignore these upgrades for now
> Update package index (last update Sat 02 Jul 2022 02:36:28 PM CEST)
Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry
Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to go back to the main menu
=> apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
ffmpeg libavcodec-extra libpostproc55
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
dist-upgrade took 1.39 seconds
Creating database ...
database generation took 1.97 seconds===============================================================================
antiX Command Line Package Installer
===============================================================================Main Menu
= Search for packages to mark or install
> View a list of 84 suggested Command Line packages
> View a list of 165 suggested GUI packages
> Search for antiX kernels
> Search for all kernels
> Update package index (last update Sat 02 Jul 2022 02:36:28 PM CEST)
> Edit the repo source files
> View or perform 21 upgrades now
> Quit
Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry
Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to quit-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Search for packages
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please enter the term you want to search for
Standard globbing wildcards '*' and '?' workUse an empty string or q<Enter> to return to main menu
> vlc
Found 1 exact name match
==> vlc - multimedia player and streamer
Found 30 leading name matches
Found 41 any name matches
Found 42 name or description matchessearches took 0.11 seconds
Search Result Menu
Please select an action
> Show more information about package vlc
> Mark package vlc
= Install package vlc
> View 30 leading results
> View 41 any name results
> View 42 description results
> Do a different search
Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry
Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to go back to the main menu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Install package vlc
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
==> vlc - multimedia player and streamer
found 5 dependencies
found 5 unmet dependencies that will also get installed
vlc-bin vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-base vlc-plugin-qt vlc-plugin-video-output
This package and unmet dependencies will add 223.83 MegDo you want to install this package now?
= yes
> no
Press <Enter> to select the highlighted entry
Use 'h' for help, 'r' to redraw, 'q' to go back to the main menu
Installing vlc
=> apt-get install vlc vlc-bin vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-base vlc-plugin-qt
vlc-plugin-video-output
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
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:
libvlccore9 : Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33) but 2.31-13+deb11u3 is to be installed
Depends: libidn12 (>= 1.38) but it is not installable
vlc-bin : Depends: libc6 (>= 2.32) but 2.31-13+deb11u3 is to be installed
vlc-plugin-base : Depends: libavcodec59 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavformat59 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavutil57 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libbluray2 (>= 2:1.3.1) but 1:1.2.1-4+deb11u1 is to be installed
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33) but 2.31-13+deb11u3 is to be installed
Depends: libchromaprint1 (>= 1:1.5.1) but 1.5.0-2 is to be installed
Depends: libdav1d6 (>= 1:1.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0) but 1.8.7-6 is to be installed
Depends: libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.5) but 3.7.1-5 is to be installed
Depends: liblivemedia107 (>= 2:2022.06.16) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libmpg123-0 (>= 1.28.0) but 1.26.4-1 is to be installed
Depends: libpostproc56 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libspeexdsp1 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libsrt1.4-gnutls (>= 1.4.4) but 1.4.2-1.3 is to be installed
Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 11) but 10.2.1-6 is to be installed
Depends: libswscale6 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libx264-164 (>= 4:0.164.3094+gitbfc87b7) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-video-output : Depends: libavcodec59 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavutil57 (>= 10:5.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta20) but 0.99.beta19-2.2 is to be installed
Depends: libplacebo192 (>= 2:4.192.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0) but 1.18.0-2~exp1.1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
install took 1.18 seconds
Warning: The apt-get command failed
Updating database ...
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
punranger
5. When trying to repeat, I get the same results, such as the 21 packages that can be updated. I’ve been trying to figure out this “held broken packages” problem, but I think it’s odd that I should have this problem on a vanilla updated install through the package manager. It’s the first time I’ve had this, so I’m thinking maybe it could be related to some incompatible hardware.
Full system inxi below. Grateful for any help.
- This reply was modified 10 months ago by punranger.
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
punranger
So, the forum software flags the inxi output as spam, and says it contains contacts. Uploading as attachment instead.
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caprea
So sorry for the inconvenience with the spam filter
I tried to recover the post but it won’t let me post the content either.The deb.multimedia repos is enabled in your repos, this is not recommended. Please disable it and try again to install vlc.
punranger
It worked, thank you so much!
But this begs another question: I enabled the multimedia repos from within the package installer itself, under the “Non-Free” category, because I sometimes work on all kinds of media. Why is the ability to enable these repos even included in the package manager if it is not recommended? I try to follow the general advice here, and install from the package installer if that is an available option, and I always assumed that everything in the package installer was safe and recommended to use. If it is not recommended to enable these repos, I think it would be a good idea for novice users like me to at least note a warning in the PI, or even consider not including this option at all. Again, thank you for your time.
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
anticapitalista
PI enables non-free ONLY to install the codecs and then it disables the deb-multimedia repo (at least that is what it is supposed to do).
Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
punranger
Thanks for your reply. I think I didn’t change anything in Repo manager, but then I keep forgetting so many things I did these days. I don’t really knows what’s really happening sometimes when I mess around. Pretty shocking that just adding a repo can have such bad consequences across the entire OS.
antiX linux: The best way to revive an old computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTaUAP6sSg
Wallon
Thanks anticapitalista for the explanation.
I didn’t know if I should activate this “multimedia” repository either.Best regards,
Wallonanticapitalista
This is default in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list from the package apt-antix
# Multimedia Stable! # ONLY use to install libdvdcss2 and codecs. #deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org bullseye main non-freePhilosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
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