[sf-lug] using apt-cache search to find flash packages
jim
jim at well.com
Mon Nov 24 10:07:04 PST 2008
install attempt fails, per messages below.
i've tried several times to install the three
libs mentioned and those fail. i'd tho't the
packaging system would simply install what's
needed. that seems not the case.
asheesh recommends separating the apt failure
problem from the attempts to install packages,
which seems right, so i'll concentrate on
that, reporting in an email with a specific
subject line.
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# apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
adobe-flashplugin: Depends: libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0) but 1.4.10-1ubuntu4.4
is to be installed
Depends: libnss3-1d but it is not installable
Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.1) but
1.18.3-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
Conflicts: flashplugin-nonfree
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).
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On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 09:41 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> 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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