no kaudiocreator in Ubuntu

impeteperry · 01-05-2009, 03:10 PM

I am running Ubuntu 8.10 and Kubuntu 8.04 on different drives on my computer.
I used Kaudiocreator for loading music discs in Kubuntu. Kaudiocreator is not listed in Ubuntu's Synaptic. When I

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apt-get install kaudiocreator

in Ubuntu I get

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E: Couldn't find package kaudiocreator

Did KDE pull kaudiocreator in the 8.10 release and what is the Ubuntu equivalent?

Thanks for any heip.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 01-05-2009, 04:26 PM

The app you need is called Serpentine.

impeteperry · 01-05-2009, 08:23 PM

I loaded "serpentine" not "Serpentine", but can't seem to get it to work and there is nothing in the "help" box.
This is the first thing in "Ubuntu" that wasn't just hanging out to use.
Some help would be most appreciated.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 01-05-2009, 08:56 PM

There isn't any help as such, only for commandline use. What are you trying to do? or is not working?

impeteperry · 01-05-2009, 10:27 PM

I have a large library of classical music which I listen to on my wave radio while trying to develop some programs. I'm at it 12 to 14 hours a day.

I'm programming in Qt-4 and have just switched distros from Kbuntu to Ubuntu because the Kubuntu 8.10 release is non-usable in my view. KDE has screwed up going from KDE 3 to KDE 4 while Ubuntu has done a magnificent job except for this item so far.

I still use several KDE functions. kate, kwrite and kdevelop for examples. I have been using kaudiocreator to transfer my CD/DVDs to my hard discs (I have 2 big ones). I was amazed that I could not install it in Ubuntu. I ported the one in Kubuntu to Ubuntu but it doesn't work. It only works If I am running Kubuntu.

I also use Amarok which is a great source of internet classical music and has an excellent way of playing and indexing it all.

All this is behind my original post.

And thanks for your interest and help

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 01-05-2009, 10:41 PM

I assume in the case of the dvds we are still talking audio here? I've only tested the audio side of thing in Ubuntu and it's a two part (or i should say two app) process. I used sound juicer to do the ripping and serpentine to create the audio cd. It is indeed strange that kaudiocreator isn't available considering k3b is. What about adding the repos of Kubuntu to the source list of Ubuntu? I have no idea what this would do in terms of affecting the Ubuntu desktop, if you decide to give this a try please proceed with caution.

impeteperry · 01-06-2009, 05:53 AM

Sound Juicer did the trick. I miss-spoke when I said DVDs, CDs only.
I am going to let well enough alone and not try anything fancy.

This program looks great. Why was it not included in the basic Ubuntu install live disc. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Thanks a lot.

tredegar · 01-06-2009, 12:44 PM

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Why was [sound-juicer] not included in the basic Ubuntu install live disc. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Probably because there are "proprietary" or "patent" issues, so the application cannot be included with the distro, but, depending on where you live, and local law, you may be allowed to use it.

I'm running 8.04 and have kaudiocreator and sound-juicer and serpentine available to me.
Maybe your /etc/apt/sources.list isn't configured properly?
Here's mine (for 8.04)

Code:

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse

## Added by tred:
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

## Ipod stuff
##  http://ppa.launchpad.net/ipod-touch/ubuntu hardy main

##This fetches wicd - much better than "Network Manager" !
##See http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras


# See
#http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Hardy-86977.shtml
# this is the repository for liveusb
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/probono/ubuntu hardy main

It has (so far) fetched everything I need for (k)ubuntu 8.04.X

impeteperry · 01-06-2009, 02:25 PM

Sir, I had no problems with kaudiocreator in Kubuntu 8.04. I had not tried kaudiocreator in Ubuntu 8.04.

What I said was when I loaded kubuntu 8.10 (I did not try kaudiocreator), I was so disgusted with the KDE 4 desktop, I tried Ubuntu 8.10 and was delighted. I do not know if Kubuntu 8.10 has kaudiocreator or not.

There is a DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE between 8.04 and 8.10 in kubuntu. (KDE 4 edition)

Thanks for your interest.

tredegar · 01-06-2009, 05:01 PM

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Sir, I had no problems with kaudiocreator in Kubuntu 8.04. I had not tried kaudiocreator in Ubuntu 8.04.

This post does not make any sense.

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There is a DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE between 8.04 and 8.10 in kubuntu. (KDE 4 edition)

Too true.

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Thanks for your interest.

You are welcome.

impeteperry · 01-06-2009, 10:08 PM

It is my usderstanding that both Kubuntu and Ubuntu come from the same base resource.

If I could run Kaudiocreator in Kubuntu.8.04 I should be able to install it and run it in Ubuntu 8.04, I did not try to as I was not runing Ubuntu 8.04.

When I first installed Kubuntu 8.10, I did not like it. I did not try to install/use Kautocreator before I switched to Ubuntu 8.10.

In my original post, I asked if Kubuntu 8.10 still had Kaudiocreator. I still do not have an answer to that, but it is academic because I have sound juicer in Unbuntu which does the same thing.

I see you are running Kubuntu 8.04, my question was about Kubuntu 8.10.

fuzzyworm · 01-17-2009, 04:40 AM

kaudiocreator is apparently part of another package - kdemultimedia

Install this and you should have it

(cf. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepi...3.5.9-0ubuntu2 )

Hope this helps

Edit: I tried this, and it seems to have problems, I will let you know how it goes.

fuzzyworm · 01-17-2009, 04:49 AM

Ok, here's the problem:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepi...reator/+index#

It's been deleted, as yet I haven't found out why, sorry folks!!

impeteperry · 01-17-2009, 07:43 AM

Thanks for the info. As I noted above, the sound-juicer works just fine.