mfillpot wrote:

[b]kushallinux wrote:[/b]
[quote]if u remove gnome thn u wont be able to access Linux graphically

That was already decided, the purpose of this thread is to figure out why the installation of ffmpeg is stating it would cause gnome to be removed. I think Marc is on the right track to help the OP resolve his issue.[/quote]

Update: After accidentally f*%!ing up my / directory while exploring a different issue, I opted to back up my pertinent data and start over. This time, I paid careful attention to which repositories were enabled during installations and upgrades. I used Wheezy only to obtain LibreOffice files before disabling the repository. It may have been around this time originally when something went wrong and synaptic attempted to pull different files from different repositories (I am still attempting to figure out what really went haywire). Thank you to everyone who helped with this curious conundrum!

marc wrote:

What happens if you try
[code]
apt-get instasll ffmpeg gnome
[/code]

You could as well use apt-cache to find out dependencies about ffmpeg...

Regards

Here's what came up:

timothy@TheBatComputer:/$ su

Password: 

root@TheBatComputer:/# apt-get install ffmpeg gnome

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

gnome is already the newest version.

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have

requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable

distribution that some required packages have not yet been created

or been moved out of Incoming.

The following information may help to resolve the situation:



The following packages have unmet dependencies:

 ffmpeg : Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20101128) but it is not going to be installed

 gnome : Depends: gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (>= 0.10.10) but it is not going to be installed

         Recommends: gnome-office (= 1:2.30+7) but it is not going to be installed

E: Broken packages

root@TheBatComputer:/# 

marc wrote:
Trust me: installing programs from source, sooner or later, will give you headaches.[/quote]

I concur; I used to have so many problems when I exclusively compiled from source. Now, I only undertake it when it is the only feasible option available.

In regards to Goineasy9's suggestion of simulating a removal of Gnome, I have tested the following in terminal:

root@TheBatComputer:/# apt-get -s remove gnome

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

  libwpd8c2a libreoffice-gnome gtk2-engines-smooth tomboy

  libmono-security2.0-cil libgsf-1-common update-notifier-common

  libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil pnm2ppa libaiksaurus-1.2-data

  libhal-storage1 libmono-system2.0-cil update-notifier

  link-grammar-dictionaries-en gdebi libots0 libgnomepanel2.24-cil

  libmono-corlib2.0-cil cli-common bsh-gcj libmono-cairo2.0-cil libgexiv2-0

  libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil gnome-themes-extras evolution-exchange

  abiword-common transmission-gtk libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil

  update-manager-gnome libwps-0.1-1 gdebi-core libgoffice-0.8-8-common

  software-center libmono-posix2.0-cil mono-runtime librasqal2

  libmono-addins0.2-cil libgnome2.24-cil transmission-common

  gnome-codec-install shotwell libhsqldb-java-gcj update-manager-core

  libgoffice-0.8-8 libreoffice-gtk simple-scan python-aptdaemon

  liblink-grammar4 libpango1.0-common libgee2 bsh epiphany-extensions

  binfmt-support libwv-1.2-3 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgdome2-0 mono-gac

  python-vte libmatroska0 libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libglade2.0-cil

  libgsf-1-114 lm-sensors libart2.0-cil aptdaemon libglib2.0-cil mono-2.0-gac

  libgtkmathview0c2a libgconf2.0-cil python-aptdaemon-gtk fancontrol

  libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil gedit-plugins liferea gnome-themes-more

  foomatic-filters-ppds foomatic-db libeggdbus-1-0 libraptor1 liferea-data

  libwpg-0.1-1 libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libabiword-2.8 libgtk2.0-cil

  libloudmouth1-0 totem-mozilla min12xxw openoffice.org-gnome

  rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder libebml0 libgmime2.4-cil libxcb-render-util0

  libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a

Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  gnome

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded.

Remv gnome [1:2.30+7]

root@TheBatComputer:/# 

It did not state anything about removing the gnome-desktop-environment, which would cause a massive amount of failure on an epic level. I am going to create a virtual matryoshka version of Debian within Debian and remove gnome. I will report back my findings ASAP.

atreyu wrote:

Marc,

FYI, I get the problem when I am trying to install a package that is not in my mainline "approved" repo, but is some other repo that i've temporarily enabled to install some specific thing. That repo may have different opinions about package versions that it needs, etc.. and it is far easier to do the *wrong* thing and install it from scratch. I have not created any additional problems for myself doing just that.

Good point; I removed the repos from Wheezy and Sid, as I thought those may have caused the problem. This is still a most perplexing issue.

vtel57 wrote:

Heh! Being down here in sunny Florida, I also happen to have some rather nice tracts of swamp land. ;)

Swamp lands are grand, but can they support vegetation? I know of a remote farm near Lincolnshire where Mrs. Buckley lives... Every July, peas grow there.

ColeLIS wrote:

I'm looking to add linux to a laptop (about a year old) but want to also keep the windows 7. Considering a partition.
My primary code language is php... any release suggestions?

If you are interested in trying out Linux without deleting Windows 7 from your hard drive, I would recommend running a distribution as a virtual operating system. I usually use VirtualBox for running Windows applications which do not run as smoothly in Wine.

In terms of your first distribution, I found Ubuntu to be an excellent "sandbox" system for exploring the differences and similarities between Windows and *NIX based systems.