On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:22:30 -0800, Andy Gower wrote: > On 11/8/05, Frances Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > jerry:~# apt-cache search libavcodec1 > > libavcodec1 - Library to encode decode multimedia streams - runtime files > > libavcodec1-dev - Library to encode decode multimedia streams - devel files > > Good. Now you can see the package is available. You have to install it with: > # apt-get install libavcodec1 > > > jerry:~# apt-get install ffmpeg > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > gvidcap: Depends: libavcodec1 (>= 1:0.4.8) but it is not going to be > > installed > > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > > specify a solution). > > Running this command should have installed libavcodec1 automatically I > think, but if you install it manually first and then install ffmpeg, > you should be good.
I could see absolutely no sign of my posted reply to you, Andy, either on the website or in my email client, and only now realise that I must have sent it to your personal email address by mistake, as I see you've quoted from it ... I'm afraid I'm only just getting used to Mutt, so please forgive me ^^ I can't thank you enough, Andy, for giving me the confidence to continue! As you see below, I have now installed both libavcodec1 and ffmpeg: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su - Password: jerry:~# apt-get install libavcodec1 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: libavcodec1 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 814kB of archives. After unpacking 2290kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch/main libavcodec1 1:0.4.8-0.5 [814kB] Fetched 814kB in 14s (56.0kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package libavcodec1. (Reading database ... 112517 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libavcodec1 (from .../libavcodec1_1%3a0.4.8-0.5_i386.deb) ... Setting up libavcodec1 (0.4.8-0.5) ... Setting up gvidcap (1.1.3-p7) ... jerry:~# apt-get install ffmpeg Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: ffmpeg 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. Need to get 4087kB of archives. After unpacking 10.6MB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org sarge/main ffmpeg 0.cvs20050313-2 [4087kB] Fetched 4087kB in 1m8s (59.5kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package ffmpeg. (Reading database ... 112532 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ffmpeg (from .../ffmpeg_0.cvs20050313-2_i386.deb) ... Setting up ffmpeg (0.cvs20050313-2) ... jerry:~# I just rechecked xvidcap/gvidcap to be on the safe side: jerry:~# apt-cache search xvidcap jerry:~# apt-cache search gvidcap gvidcap - Screen video capture for X jerry:~# apt-get install gvidcap Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done gvidcap is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. jerry:~# I couldn't see either gvidcap or ffmpeg in any of the menu items under the graphical K-Start button, so I tried running xvidcap from the command line: jerry:~# logout [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xvidcap bash: xvidcap: command not found [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gvidcap Segmentation fault [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gvidcap & [1] 1693 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ [1]+ Segmentation fault gvidcap [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I was overjoyed when gvidcap launched :-) looking just like the two instructional videos from the xvidcap home site. But then it faulted :-( as soon as I clicked the red record button. Noting the "g" in gvidcap, I logged out of KDE and into Gnome, but with the same result: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gvidcap & [1] 1929 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ [1]+ Segmentation fault gvidcap [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I have never had a segmentation fault before, and as a newbie ;) I haven't a clue what to do. Even after googling took me to: http://cs-www.bu.edu/help/unix/segmentation_fault.html Please could I ask for assistance again? FaY -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]