On 01/11/2016 06:29 PM, salsaman wrote: > I can't say that there is a canonical version of LiVES. In terms of > currency, the most up to date versions are probably Debian (unstable > ? testing ?) and Ubuntu (via the ubuntu handbook PPA). Some good > news is that I have been communicating recently with some RPMFusion > guys and there should be an official RPMFusion version of LiVES (and > thus for Fedora) coming out soon. You can follow this on > https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3912 > > The Linux Mint version should be avoided as it is over 2 years behind > and known to be buggy. > > There are versions for other distros but I have not tested them > > Suse: http://packman.links2linux.org/package/LiVES (seems to be up to > date) > > Slackware: http://www.slacky.eu/asche/pkgs/index.php?pkgname=LiVES > (link seems to be broken...) > > Arch: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lives/ (seems to be up to > date) > > I believe there are also versions for gentoo and Mageia. > > > Perhaps some other users can recommend the versions they are using.
On 01/11/2016 07:16 PM, Doug Webb wrote: > It was daunting to me at first to attempt to build the source > version but I wanted the latest so I dug in. On ubuntu use synaptic > package manager to install all the libraries you need. On the lives > site are instructions and most of the libraries but you should go > through the output of ./configure to get everything. Once all the > libraries are installed it's easy: ./configure make make > install You can do it. On 01/11/2016 08:06 PM, Kyle wrote: > I currently work with the Arch version as well as svn, and have been > working to be sure that the newest versions are working correctly > with the versions of dependent packages in Arch, including sox, > ffmpeg, etc. I probably do the most testing on Arch, so am in a great > position to find any problems and give any necessary debugging > information to get them fixed. This is definitely needed, as the > versions of such packages on Arch tend to be updated ahead of most > other distros, and changes in API's and command line syntax happen > quite frequently. Fixing problems here leads to better functionality > on other distros once the updates to the dependent packages come > in. On 01/11/2016 10:37 PM, Michel-Patrick Lutz wrote: > It is the same with Debian Jessie. Updated libraries with aptitude > and then configure and make install. Thank you all for your replies. It has been my experience that building from source often results in an unending treadmill of difficulties, especially when more than one source tarball is involved. Furthermore, even if/ when I get it working today, that doesn't mean it will work tomorrow. I prefer pre-built, quality assured, binary software packages that I can install, do some basic configuration, and use. Regarding Debian: 1. I use Lives on Debian Wheezy because it seems to work for my simple editing needs (cut and splice clips) and because I can install libraries that allow me to output *.mp4 files. On Jessie, Lives meets my needs and seems more tolerant of unexpected input, but I am unable to output *.mp4 files due to missing libraries. 2. Handbrake is another story -- works for simple cases on Jessie, but totally broken on Wheezy. Regarding SUSE -- has anyone purchased the commercially supported version and used it for multimedia work, including Lives? Was it worth the money? David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Lives-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lives-users
