[CentOS] Error on installing vlc

Thu Feb 15 15:46:26 UTC 2007
Dag Wieers <dag at wieers.com>

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, chrism at imntv.com wrote:

> Steve Huff wrote:
> >
> > On Feb 15, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Jura Ernest wrote:
> >
> > > I get the following failed dependencies when I try install the vlc rpm for
> > > el4 anyone with ideas let me know how to go around this problem
> > >
> > > [root at localhost linux 29-01-2007]# rpm -i vlc-0.8.6a-2.el4.rf.i386.rpm
> > > warning: vlc-0.8.6a-2.el4.rf.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> > > 6b8d79e6
> > > error: Failed dependencies:
> >
> > This looks like and rpmforge-packaged RPM; you need to configure yum to
> > point at the rpmforge repository, and then run "yum install vlc".
> >
> > Instructions are here:
> >
> > http://rpmforge.net/user/faq/
> >
> > You may have to browse the repository to find the appropriate
> > rpmforge-release package, since the one linked to from
> > http://rpmforge.net/user/packages/rpmforge-release/ for RHEL 4 is out of
> > date; the package you want is here:
> >
> > http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm 
> 
> I actually tried this on a fully patched 4.4 box and it installs just fine.
> But it segfaults when you run the binary.

Please use the RPMforge mailinglist to discuss RPMforge packages.

In this case I think you should report it upstream. Anyhow, this list is 
not the place to address issues like this.

Kind regards,
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