Jim wrote:
if i try to install the mplayer from freshrpms, ( i have tried) it
fails dependancies
8 of them
libaa.so.1
libdvdread.so.3
libfaad.so.0
liblzo.so.1
libmad.so.0
libpostproc.so.0
libpostproc
libxvidcore.so.4
So you have to do some research how to use up2date, apt/synaptic or yum
and point to various alternative repositories (the libs you quote are
partly from DAG's repository - at least at my FC3).
I use apt/synaptics - because I have learnt how to keep FC3 quite
vanilla and not being hindred to point to alternative repositories.
My recommendation is: get apt and synaptic (the graphic front end for
apt) from
freshrpms.net.
I attach my /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/preferences which you can
use as a model to configure yours (or just copy it) - I hope this is not
a breach of rules here in the list.
Then do a:
# apt-get update
# apt-get install mplayer mplayer-fonts mplayer-skins
All the dependencies will be resolved through apt.
Alternatively you can use synaptics - which is a very mighty graphical
front-end for apt.
It is not as complicated as it seems - and you will learn quite a lot
about FCX and alternative repositories as well.
--
Good luck and regards
Markus Huber
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kde-redhat.atrpms.net
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spc.atrpms.net
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# List of available apt repositories available from
ayo.freshrpms.net.
# This file should contain an uncommented default suitable for your system.
# See
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ for a list of other repositories and mirrors.
# $Id: sources.list.i386 720 2004-05-19 18:24:16Z dude $
############################
#
# Fedora Extra (fedora.us) #
############################
rpm
http://download.fedora.us/ fedora/fedora/latest/i386 stable
##################################################
#
# Fedora Supplementary
livna.org (
rpm.livna.org) #
##################################################
rpm
http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 stable
# rpm
http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 testing unstable
# rpm-src
http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/3/i386 stable testing
########################
#
# The 4 Big plus Dries #
########################
# rpm
http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-good
rpm
http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/mirrors/atrpms.net/atrpms/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-stable
# rpm
http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-stable
# rpm
http://apt.atrpms.net/ fedora/3/en/i386 at-testing
rpm
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 core updates freshrpms
# rpm
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 updates
# rpm
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 os core updates
# rpm
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 tupdates
# rpm-src
http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ fedora/linux/3/i386 freshrpms
rpm
http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc3 newrpms
# rpm-src
http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/ redhat/en/i386/fc3 newrpms
rpm
http://apt.sw.be/ fedora/3/en/i386 dag
# rpm
http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/dag/ fedora/3/en/i386 dag
rpm
http://dries.studentenweb.org/ apt/fedora/fc3/i386 dries
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#
# Planetccrma Soundrepository #
###############################
# rpm
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 core updates
rpm
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 planetccrma
# rpm
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ fedora/3/i386 planetcore
##################################################
#
# Fedora Supplementary
gstreamer.freedesktop.org #
##################################################
#
# Fedora Supplementary
gstreamer.freedesktop.org #
# rpm
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/pkg/ fedora/3/i386 deps gst
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#
#
kde-redhat.org #
##################
# rpm
http://apt.uk.kde-redhat.org/apt/ kde-redhat/3 stable
# rpm
http://apt.uk.kde-redhat.org/apt/ fedora/3 stable
#################################
#
# JPackage Project Repositories #
#################################
# rpm
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.0/generic free
non-free
# rpm
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.5/fedora-3 free
non-free
# rpm
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/ 1.5/generic free
non-free
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#
# KSPEI-Repository #
####################
rpm
http://apt.kspei.com/ fedora/3/i386 kspei
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#
# BioRPMS #
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rpm
http://apt.bea.ki.se/biorpms/ fedora/linux/3/i386 biorpms
######################
#
# Ling's Repository #
######################
rpm
http://apt.ling.li/ fedora/3/i586 li
#######################
#
# NyQuist Production #
#######################
# rpm
http://people.ecsc.co.uk/~matt/downloads/ apt/fedora-3-i386 production
######################
#
# Fenix Repository #
######################
# rpm
http://www.fnxweb.com/ software/apt/fedora/core/3/i386 fnx
# Be sure to read /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mirror-select.list which has
# been automatically configured by the Fedora apt mirror selector
# Run "apt-get mirror-select" to reselect mirrors for that file.