I want to install MPlayer. I got the rpm 'cos I thought it would be easier. The RPM kept failing dependencies, but I have installed codecs etc, and now the list is down to just a few items (all very similar).

the current output when I try to install is:

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error: failed dependencies:

libdivxdecore.so.0 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libdv.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libggi.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libgg.so.0 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libgii.so.0 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
liblirc_client.so.0 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
liblzo.so.1 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libSDL-1.2.so.0 is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
libxvidcore.so is needed by mplayer-0.91-4plf
----------------------------

I have already installed all the codecs including xvid, and I installed libdivxdecore-0.4.7 from source (configure/make/make install). There is a file in /usr/local/lib called libdivxdecore.so (no zero on the end of that). I ran ldconfig too.

These missing files are obviously the same sort of thing, and I get the feeling there's something simple which I'm missing.

Any suggestions?

Install from source... it's not difficult and believe me it'll work solidly.

Some apps are just not meant to be packaged because they are very system-specific... mplayer is one of them.

You can always add the --nodeps switch too rpm command, then it will install without any probs.

OK. I will take your advice and install from source. Having got a little further down the track...... When I ./configure (with --enable-gui ) it tells me I don't have gtk.

"Error: the GUI requires GTK (which was not found)"

Now I am pretty certain I have GTK. I even went to uninstall it using RPMdrake (I have Mandrake 9.1) but it has a list of dependencies as long as my arm, so I'm sure it must be there.

I also tried reinstalling GTK with rpms off the install CD, which said it is already installed. I tried -F flag for that too, but no joy.

Do you know why it might be unable to find GTK?

PS - your help is really appreciated.

Precisely the reason I quit Mandrake and use Slackware now... Things are never in their proper places! Never regretted my move.

Well i guess you have to do a whereis gtk-2 then use the path to the headers (usually /usr/include/gtk-2.0, but under Mandrake, who knows, maybe the Mandrake guys out there can help you with this).

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Bargh... I forgot to explain how to use that path, in your mplayer source dir, run ./configure --help it should show you how to include your own gtk prefix... it should be something like ./configure --gtkprefix=/where/your/gtk-2.0/headers/are. I can't remember for sure because I've deleted my mplayer source dir as well as the source tarball.
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It's probably a bit easier than that even

On your install CD's locate the gtk-devel or gtk2-devel (depending on which one you plan on using, I'd say gtk is what MPlayer is currently using..) rpm's and install them.

Cool

And actually, while you are there, go through and add a few others that you will likely want/need along with it:

xfree-devel libs

ncurses-devel

And that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Cool

Listen to MasterC... he uses Mandy... he sure as hell know it better than me

install it with apt
apt.freshrpms.net, download and install the apt for your distrib and then a a root:

apt-get update
apt-get install mplayer

and it will take care of the dependencies and for any other app that you will install with it