[vlc] Re: Failed dependencies...again

[Jason Luka]

Les LaZar wrote:

> Greetings all,
>  
> I am still trying, unsuccessfully, to install vlc (0.6.1-1) on my Via 
> C3-based system under Linux.
>  
> At the advice of this list, I upgraded my Linux from Red Hat 8 to Red 
> Hat 9 (kernel 2.4.20-19.9).  Then I placed the Red Hat vlc package 
> into /tmp/vlc-files and ran: rpm -U *.rpm
>  
> It reported only one failed dependency this time:  libasound.so.2  
> (this is some progress; under Red Hat 8 I got three missing files 
> reported <wan smile>).
>  
> So I got the alsa 0.9.6 package into /tmp/ALSA-FIles and did the 
> ./configure, make, make install, and ./snddevices without apparent 
> error.  Also modified /etc/module.conf with all the alias commands 
> specified in the Via audio driver app note.  The sound appears to 
> work.  Detect sound card functions as does xawtv.  The system will 
> also play audio CD's using CD Player.
>  
> Tried to rpm the vlc package again with the same result...missing the 
> libasound.so.2 file.  A file search starting at / reports no file found.
>  
> Once again I am stumped.  Please advise.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Les
>  

RPM makes a database of files that were installed using the RPM 
program.  Even if the file is on the drive, if you didn't install 
libasound.so.2 through RPM, it's going to come up as missing.  Try 
installing the alsa-lib package from the VLC page.

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