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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Why is it so normal
that Linux installation instructions just do not work? 2 out of 3 times
when I do "./configure" it produces an error. the only distribution
that really works seems to be debian, because "apt-get install
$package_name" works always, for every package supported.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">of course these
problems don't occur on development machines. but try the suse
installation instructions on any newly set up SuSE box, and you are
guaranteed to see an error! do you know why people like windows? i can
tell you: because the installation program ALWAYS works. also it would
be nice to write on the website that you get the current release
version with "cat /etc/SuSE-release" (or "cat /proc/version" anyways)
because the ordinary dumb user will quickly turn back to windows if
they have to deal with so much "installation resistance".</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">by the way: I use
debian, but I wanted to help a friend installing vlc. no chance. then i
wanted to install an msn-client. no chance.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">END_OF_RANT</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">here come the hard
facts:<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-suse.html">http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-suse.html</a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><tt># zypper in vlc
<br>
Loading repository data...
<br>
Reading installed packages...
<br>
Resolving package dependencies...
<br>
<br>
Problem: nothing provides libaa.so.1 needed by vlc-1.1.2-2.8.i586
<br>
Solution 1: do not ask to install a solvable providing vlc
<br>
<br>
Choose the above solution using '1' or cancel using 'c' [1/C]: 1
<br>
Resolving dependencies...
<br>
Resolving package dependencies...
<br>
Nothing to do.</tt>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Basically, I had the
choice between not successfully installing vlc (1) and not trying to
install vlc (C). In case you wonder: both options don't install vlc.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">This is just intended
as feedback. I already have a solution: replace SuSE with debian :-)
But for every rant of this kind, there are 1000 novice users who just
start screaming and buy windows instead. (I know that it is
theoretically possible to install VLC on SuSE. Also it is theoretically
possible to install an msn-client. But if I have to install more than 2
different programs on SuSE, it's faster to just replace the operating
system and then write "apt-get install vlc pidgin thunderbird" and go
get a coffee while the computer does the work.)<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Best regards,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Michael</p>
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