[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Still an issue in 20.10. :-/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main To manage notifications

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Still an issue in focal 20.04. Why is a "fix-released" tag present in the bug header table? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Mentioned in https://askubuntu.com/a/1159551/368900 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main To

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

New issue has resulted. Ubuntu Mate 16.04 for x64. na@3GHz-MCP61SM2MA:~/mPlayer kark$ sudo apt install ./mplayer-skins_3.2build1_all.deb [sudo] password for na: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Checked out the logs https://launchpadlibrarian.net/371726798 /buildlog_ubuntu-cosmic-amd64.mplayer-skins_3.2build1_BUILDING.txt.gz and found the problem: pkgstripfiles from the package pkgbinarymangler is stripping the files. To disable this script, "export NO_PNG_PKG_MANGLE=1" should be added to

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

The new package http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/m /mplayer-skins/mplayer-skins_3.2build1_all.deb still doesn't work. The PNG files are stripped differently from the 3.2 version, but also differently from the package that I have built locally in a docker image (ubuntu:bionic)

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

This bug was fixed in the package mplayer-skins - 3.2build1 --- mplayer-skins (3.2build1) cosmic; urgency=medium * No change rebuild LP: #1218510 -- Reinhard Tartler Thu, 24 May 2018 17:23:53 -0400 ** Changed in: mplayer-skins (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Hi All! This problem can be solved in a very easy way: just rebuild and reupload the package. Explanation: The PNG files were probably stripped by some bogus script between the versions 3 (16 Oct 2009) and 3.1 (28 Aug 2013), that were also present at the times of 3.2 (29 May 2014). See

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Copied over the xenial package to artful & bionic in the ppa mentioned post #28 One doesn't even need to add ppa, just go to the package details, expand the dropdown & download the all .deb, install with apt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

also in Ubuntu 17.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main To manage notifications about

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Now that mplayer has been returned I'm doubly sick of this bug. To that end use mplayer-skins package from here, should work. For xenial only https://launchpad.net/~mc3man/+archive/ubuntu/mplay-skins ** Description changed: - seems like quite a number of the .png's in -

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

This bug is occurring for me - September 2016 - exactly as mentioned by people as far back as 2013. "Error in skin config file at line... PNG read error " Tried workaround mentioned above by Paul Andreassen but didn't help. Also changed symlink of default from clearplayer to Blue but still

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

FYI I've downloaded a number of skins from mplayerhq.hu and they appear to be working OK. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

This is a show-stopper. Mplayer won't even start because of this bug. And Importance is set to Medium? REALLY? What kind of show are you guys running here? Why can't we just fix this real quick and release a new package? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

I found this bug on last mint. Here is the solution which works for me: http://askubuntu.com/a/665203/98457 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

** Changed in: mplayer-skins (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

mplayer is returning to 16.04 with this still broken (as possibly worthless the gui is.. ** Tags added: xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to:

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

And mplayer-gui is complete garbage in 16.04 - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mplayer/+bug/1514698 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

somebody told me to download imagemagick, and here's output; taro@taro-HP-Mini-110-3000:~$ cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default taro@taro-HP-Mini-110-3000:/usr/share/mplayer/skins/default$ for FILE in *.png do sudo convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE done [sudo] password for taro:

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Same problem here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

it's a bug in mplayer-gui, since mplayer as such obviously doesn't have this problem with other frontends. So if you don't want to mess with conversion, try umplayer from GetDeb (file/disc player) and gmusicplayer (jukebox). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

The Paul Andreassen fix worked for me. Hurrah. Shame the bug won't get fixed. Have people given up on Linux now everything's going mobile? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title:

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

I fired an Ubuntu-bug report on this. I hope it came through. I can't see it here. But I sent it here. How can you tell? I also hope very much that the bug gets fixed. mplayer is still the greatest media player. I miss it very much. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: mplayer-skins (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

** Also affects: mplayer-skins (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Fatal error mplayer! Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS \n \l Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4 mplayer 2:1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu3 mplayer-gui 2:1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu3 ** Attachment added: Kijelölés_472.png

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

~$ gmplayer -v -v MPlayer 1.1-4.8 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team CPU vendor name: GenuineIntel max cpuid level: 13 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz (Family: 6, Model: 58, Stepping: 9) extended cpuid-level: 8 extended cache-info: 16801856 Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes Testing OS

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Why would this be marked as won't fix? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main To manage

Re: [Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

On 08/15/2014 12:54 PM, m...@papersolve.com wrote: Why would this be marked as won't fix? Because Debian/Ubuntu have recently dropped mplayer. So no source, no fix. (- it is possible once Debian releases the alternate FFmpeg source packages that mplayer could come back but that's not the

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

This bug should be marked Won't Fix , I'd do so myself but lack permission -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Paul Andreassen's workaround works for me. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

As #8 Gianni Delchi wrote: cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default; for FILE in *.png ; do sudo convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE ; done I also recommend you change to the blue skins with: cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins ; sudo rm default ; sudo ln -s Blue default These also need the first

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Another manual workaround is to convert as root using ImageMagick all the PNG causing error in the folder /usr/share/mplayer/skins. Items have to be converted in the format PNG24 and renamed PNG after cancel the existing PNG. You have to do only with items causing error, not all. It's a bit

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Here is a little workaround for the time being. Put this is ~/.local/share/applications/ and set exec bit (chmod +x). Restart nautilus (kill and start again), and Media Player (CLI) should be added to the list of available applications. This is only a workaround and does not fix the problem at

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Margarita Manterola (marga-9): And how does it work, to fix it manualy? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Still occurs in 14.04 /w gmplayer 1.1 /w mplayer 1.1 and 2.0 - $ gmplayer MPlayer 1.1-4.8 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Error in skin

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Ubuntu build is svn34540 It looks like from here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mplayer_users/ISHQ7tmCjyY/SpvKlligzboJ that this problem is Fixed in svn r34603 building from svn works mplayer_1.0~svn36461-1_amd64.deb http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2149564 -- You received this

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218510 Title: