[sf-lug] using apt-cache search to find flash packages

Tom Haddon tom at greenleaftech.net
Mon Nov 24 09:41:43 PST 2008


On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 09:26 -0800, jim wrote:
> after using apt-get search flash by mistake, using 
> # apt-cache search flash 
> yields 92 lines, including things unrelated to 
> flash for videos such as flash card games, an atmel 
> avr programmer, a puzzle game for untangling planar 
> graphs, and more. 
>    there are several alternative flash-for-video 
> (Shock Wave Flash aka SWF) possibilities, including 
> gnash, klash (for KDE), a Ming SWF python module, 
> adobe4-flashplugin, as well as the expected various 
> libraries and 
> flashplugin-nonfree <--------------------------- 
> 
> 
> biggest take away for me is the use of 
> # apt-cache search <SOMENAME> 
> to check out package possibilities. 

So were you able to install that package okay?

Incidentally, the whole apt-cache/apt-get issue is one of the reasons
why I prefer to use aptitude instead - same command for everything, i.e.
"aptitude search", "aptitude install", etc.

Cheers, Tom

> 
> 
> "Thanks, Tom", indeed! 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 08:50 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 21:34 -0800, jim wrote:
> > > how to install adobe flash for firefox 
> > > 2.0.0.18 on ubuntu 7.10? 
> > > 
> > 
> > There should be a flashplugin-nonfree package available. If you do "sudo
> > apt-cache search flash" and see what's presented, let me know if
> > flashplugin-nonfree is not in the list.
> > 
> > Thanks, Tom
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 20:45 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 08:01 -0800, jim wrote:
> > > > > first, many thanks, asheesh. 
> > > > > second, how do you learn all that helpful stuff? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > third, attached is a copy of the 
> > > > > /etc/apt/sources.list 
> > > > > file that came with my installation of 
> > > > > ubuntu 8.04 
> > > > 
> > > > Hmm, that's strange. Your sources.list is pointing to gutsy (7.10) not
> > > > hardy (8.04). Are you sure it was 8.04 and not 7.10? What does the
> > > > output of "cat /etc/lsb-release" show?
> > > > 
> > > > I would try doing a "sudo apt-get update" before trying to
> > > > install/remove any packages. I suspect what's happened is that there
> > > > have been security updates since it downloaded the last version of the
> > > > package metadata, and that's why it's complaining about the size of
> > > > things not being what it's expecting. 
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers, Tom
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > * note i've added 
> > > > > # linux.csua.berkeley.edu 
> > > > > * to the very bottom of the file 
> > > > > * here's what happened before i put the comment delimiter 
> > > > > * at the head of that line 
> > > > > * Synaptic Package Manager reports An error occured: 
> > > > > E: Type 'linux.csua.berkeley.edu' is not known on line 61 in source
> > > > > list /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > > > E: The list of sources could not be read.
> > > > > Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
> > > > > E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
> > > > > * what is a "repository dialog" and how to go to it? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > >> what does "Size mismatch" mean and how to proceed?
> > > > > > Your mirror is broken, or if not the mirror, your 
> > > > > > connection to the mirror.
> > > > > * thanks, v. helpful; more helpful than their help string. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Trying to "jump" hoops is the wrong approach, IMHO; 
> > > > > > fix the root cause and everything should slide into place.
> > > > > * how to discover the root cause in this case? <--------
> > > > > * by jumping hoops" i meant using apt-get at the command 
> > > > > * line to get the four individual components mentioned 
> > > > > * in the error message complaint list. i managed to get 
> > > > > * only one of the four (see next section for the three 
> > > > > * i didn't get). 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > What is "adobe-flashplugin"? 
> > > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=adobe-flashplugin 
> > > > > > reports no results.
> > > > > * well, this is embarrassing as well as frustrating. 
> > > > > *    i'm trying to help some impoverished musician 
> > > > > * update her web site; her resources want $100 per hour. 
> > > > > * her web site works fine when accessed with some operating
> > > > > * system with its native browser, but it doesn't respond 
> > > > > * when i try firefox 2.0.0.18 on ubuntu 8.04. the site 
> > > > > * returned a complaint that i should upgrade flash. 
> > > > > *    hoping to be a good boy, i installed gnash instead 
> > > > > * but got the same results: session connection then freezing. 
> > > > > *    in dispair, i tried to uninstall gnash, but cannot 
> > > > > * succeed. the Synaptic Package Manager shows gnash and 
> > > > > * gnash-common with a black box in the S column and 
> > > > > * gnash-cygnal and gnash-tools with empty boxes in the 
> > > > > * S column. i've tried getting rid of gnash in several 
> > > > > * ways, at one point i'd managed to get gnash-cygnal and 
> > > > > * gnash-tools gone, but here they are back. 
> > > > > *    also in (greater) dispair i tried to install "flash" 
> > > > > * from the adobe website: this is debian flash for ubuntu 
> > > > > * 8.04, according to the adobe flash pulldown list. the 
> > > > > * install begins but then chokes with the following complaints 
> > > > > * (used to be four complaints, but i got libcurl3). 
> > > > >  adobe-flashplugin depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0); however:
> > > > >   Version of libcairo2 on system is 1.4.10-1ubuntu4.4. <---- 1 
> > > > >  adobe-flashplugin depends on libnss3-1d; however:
> > > > >   Package libnss3-1d is not installed. <----- 2 
> > > > >  adobe-flashplugin depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.1); however:
> > > > >   Version of libpango1.0-0 on system is 1.18.3-0ubuntu1. <---- 3 
> > > > > dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--install):
> > > > >  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > try instaling flashplugin-nonfree - 
> > > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=flashplugin-nonfree 
> > > > > > shows that is packaged by Ubuntu.
> > > > > * i tried 
> > > > > # apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree 
> > > > > * and got 
> > > > > ...<bunch of messages to STDOUT>...
> > > > > 07:46:50 (159.72 KB/s) - `./install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz' saved
> > > > > [3044538/3044538]
> > > > > 
> > > > > Download done.
> > > > > Flash Plugin installed.
> > > > > 
> > > > > * i shut down firefox and restarted it then tried to load 
> > > > > http://www.castlesinspain.com 
> > > > > * and got the same results: initial loading then freezing. 
> > > > > * using the firefox menu Tools > Add-ons shows only 
> > > > > Twitbin 1.5 
> > > > > ubufox 0.4~beta1 
> > > > > * using the Add-ons dialog to get extensions shows 
> > > > > * nothing that might relate to flashiness. 
> > > > > * i'll restart the box and see if something improves. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > more thanks, 
> > > > > jim 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 08:50 -0500, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > > > > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008, jim wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   i'm doing the same things over and over and
> > > > > > > getting nowhere. i'm going to stop that and do
> > > > > > > nothing until i get some clue as to what i can
> > > > > > > do differently.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Okay.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Upgrades fail:
> > > > > > > standard upgrades show three things to get,
> > > > > > > i click the doit button, time goes by,
> > > > > > > activity bars show action, and finally:
> > > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-data_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb
> > > > > > >  Size mismatch
> > > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_i386.deb
> > > > > > >  Size mismatch
> > > > > > > W: Failed to fetch
> > > > > > > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_2.7.7
> > > > > > > +2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1_i386.deb
> > > > > > >  Size mismatch
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > what does "Size mismatch" mean and how to proceed?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Your mirror is broken, or if not the mirror, your connection to the 
> > > > > > mirror.  ("Size mismatch" means the downloaded file's size != the metadata 
> > > > > > recorded for that file.)  Try linux.csua.berkeley.edu instead of 
> > > > > > us.archive.ubuntu.com; if that fixes things, then you know the problem was 
> > > > > > with your mirror.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What release of Ubuntu is this?  Does your sources.list match your 
> > > > > > release?  In the future, it's best to attach your /etc/apt/sources.list 
> > > > > > (and the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* ) when asking for help 
> > > > > > about APT stuff.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Getting adobe-flash for firefox fails:
> > > > > > >   as to getting adobe flash, i jumped one of the
> > > > > > > earlier hoops by getting libcurl3 installed, but
> > > > > > > none of the others:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Trying to "jump" hoops is the wrong approach, IMHO; fix the root cause and 
> > > > > > everything should slide into place.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of adobe-flashplugin:
> > > > > > > adobe-flashplugin depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0); however:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What is "adobe-flashplugin"?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=adobe-flashplugin reports no 
> > > > > > results.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Do you have some weirdo non-Ubuntu sources in your sources.list?  If so, 
> > > > > > comment them out for a moemnt and try instaling flashplugin-nonfree - 
> > > > > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=flashplugin-nonfree shows that 
> > > > > > is packaged by Ubuntu.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Does that fix all your problems?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- Asheesh.
> > > > > > 
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