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so I interpret that as meaning that opengl (or one of its dependencies) depends on mesa-libgl
but when I try to go ahead and install with
sudo pacman -S opencv it comes back with
Code:
resolving dependencies...
:: There are 5 providers available for libgl:
:: Repository extra
1) mesa-libgl
:: Repository alarm
2) gpu-viv-bin-mx6q-dfb 3) gpu-viv-bin-mx6q-fb 4) gpu-viv-bin-mx6q-wl
5) gpu-viv-bin-mx6q-x11
Enter a number (default=1):
So why is pacman offering me those other providers, and where can I go to find out what those cryptic names in 2 - 5 mean?
Well, I'm guessing that the choices under Repository alarm are for devices with Vivante GPUs and i.MX6 quad core processors so none of them are useful for a BBB.
Still it would be nice to know exactly what those other choices are, where they are, where to find some info about them etc. Googling mostly brings up other people's blind guesses and unanswered questions.
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... So why is pacman offering me those other providers, and where can I go to find out what those cryptic names in 2 - 5 mean?
... in my experience pacman will offer these kind of choices from time to time. Although this is far from a perfect answer, unless I know for sure that I need one of the secondary options, I go with the primary. I also admit I've never heard of the "alarm" repository, whereas "extra" is common. Others here may be more knowledgeable with respect to that ...
alarm probably stands for archlinux arm - which is a port of archlinux, so not archlinux proper. just saying.
anyhow, pacman expects a little more user participation, i consider that a feature and not a lack thereof.
i always felt empowered by it, not agonised.
also, the github repo advertised here hasn't seen any updates for 3 years. well i wouldn't use it anyway. pacman works well enough for me.
(and yes, i noticed that this thread is old. seems i subscribed to it back then)
So sorry for the mistake. Should probly' have the correct it on their website as well where, on it's manual page (https://archlinux.fr/man/yaourt.8.html) under "Description", it describes itself thus :
"Yaourt is a Pacman frontend with alot of features".
But in the end ,"How great is the difference between eh and oh? What abysmal nonsense it is!". Thats a real old Chinese way of saying don't sweat the small s*...
Whatever you call it, it works. Give it a go. Manpage is right up above. Call it an installamajigg or Mikuni for all I care. It (mostly) works.
anyhow, pacman expects a little more user participation, i consider that a feature and not a lack thereof.
i always felt empowered by it, not agonised.
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