i use the following way to install vlc in cent os but i got the following error

praveenkalam · 12-17-2009, 10:21 AM

[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install vlc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* base: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* extras: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* updates: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
Setting up Install Process
No package vlc available.
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]#

Person_1873 · 12-17-2009, 10:44 AM

have you tried

Code:

yum search vlc

to find the actual name of the package before trying to install it?

praveenkalam · 12-17-2009, 11:01 AM

again i got these error:
yum search vlc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* base: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* extras: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
* updates: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
Warning: No matches found for: vlc
No Matches found

Person_1873 · 12-17-2009, 11:09 AM

well that says that there is no precompiled package for it in the repo's, but here i come to the rescue using my handy dandy google fingers to find the answer in 2 seconds flat http://sabarish4u.wordpress.com/2008...centos-system/

lazlow · 12-17-2009, 11:52 AM

You also need to tell us what version of Centos you are running, both 4.8 and 5.4 are current.

Tell us what repos you are using:

Quote:

yum repolist

There are several el5 repos that have vlc. Here is the one I am using:

Quote:

[fred@localhost ~]$ yum info vlc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, protectbase
addons | 951 B 00:00
adobe-linux-i386 | 951 B 00:00
base | 2.1 kB 00:00
extras | 1.1 kB 00:00
updates | 1.9 kB 00:00
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
Installed Packages
Name : vlc
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.9.9a
Release : 4.el5.rf
Size : 58 M
Repo : installed
Summary : The VideoLAN client, also a very good standalone video player
URL : http://www.videolan.org/
License : GPL
Description: VideoLAN Client (VLC) is a highly portable multimedia player for
: various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3,
: ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
:
: Available rpmbuild rebuild options :
: --with mga pth mozilla
: --without dvdread dvdnav dvbpsi v4l avi asf aac ogg mad ffmpeg cdio
: a52 vorbis mpeg2dec flac aa caca esd arts alsa wxwidgets
: xosd lsp lirc id3tag faad2 theora mkv modplug smb speex
: glx x264 gnomevfs vcd daap upnp pvr live portaudio avahi
: hal glide ncurses qt4 opencv
:
: Options that would need not yet existing add-on packages :
: --with loader ggi tarkin tremor

Person_1873 · 12-20-2009, 06:59 AM

thankyou lazlow, i was a little out of my depth as i'm a .deb user :P

praveenkalam · 12-21-2009, 03:49 AM

thanks....