I'm trying to install the Amazon MP3 downloader.
They're a bit behind -- they have a downloader available for "Ubuntu 9.04"

I downloaded it and tried to install -- but it says there's a dependency that can't be resolved:

Dependency is not satisfiable: libboost-filesystem1.34.1

I installed libboost (and a bunch of other sub-items in the Boost library) using the Ubuntu Software Center, but the version of Libboost is higher now than it was in April of 2009 (surprise!)

Why doesn't a NEWER version satisfy the dependency? Is there a way to override it?

Stuck...

Thanks in advance for any help.

Matthew

I wish there was for openSUSE, too. I've tried creating a symbolic link to the old name, but it still fails. The only thing I can suggest is to pester Amazon, as I've done, to update their code. Nothing I've tried has worked, and if someone reading this has a solution, I'm all ears as well.

To me, it's pointless to be so many versions behind, when the latest Windows junk gets released immediately.

You can do following"
- install Ubuntu 9.04 in VM.
- Install MP3 downloader in this Ubuntu.
- Use statifier (http://sttifier.sf.net) or Ermine (http://magicErmine.com) to pack MP3 downloader and all needed shared libraries into
one self-containing executable.
- Copy this executable to virtually any distro of your choice and use it there.

The quick solution is simply to compile boost-1.34 and install it.

Some "Linux OS" have more than one boost version installed.
As all libraries have unique file names : No problem.

Example with 1.38 and 1.42 at the same time :
ls /usr/lib/libboost* | grep filesystem
/usr/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt.so@
/usr/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt.so.1.38.0*
/usr/lib/libboost_filesystem.so@
/usr/lib/libboost_filesystem.so.1.38.0*
/usr/lib/libboost_filesystem.so.1.42.0*
..

I've never used the official Amazon downloader, but clamz has always worked well for me.

There's also pyamazon, which I've heard good things about but haven't tried.