Bug#638000: Unable to install ffmpeg

[Amandeep Singh]

On Tue, 2011-08-16 at 18:51 +0200, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
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> On 2011-08-16 15:01, Amandeep Singh wrote:
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> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >  ffmpeg : Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not going to be
> > installed or
> >                    libavdevice-extra-52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not
> > installable
> >           Depends: libavfilter0 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not going to be
> > installed or
> >                    libavfilter-extra-0 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not
> > installable
> > E: Broken packages
> > $
> 
> 
> well, the packages in question are available (with the correct versions)
> on the server you use.

Thanks. That means there is some problem from my side. Still not able to
understand what, as I am able to install other packages. (installed
pidgin right now)

> 
> afaik, the problem you describe usually appears when mixing different
> releases (e.g. squeeze and wheezy).

I am not able to understand what it means, when it says, some package is
installable, but it is not going to be installed. And some package is
not installable at all.

> 
> anyhow, try getting your installer clean, by doing something like:
> # apt-get -f install
> # aptitute install ffmpeg

Didn't help.

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Thanks,
Amandeep