HandBrake Issue Under Karmic

[BAMF1501]

OK so i installed handbrake a divx encoder but i get this error /?

[jbrown96]

Does this happen when you try to launch handbrake or installing it? If you are installing it, it would help to see the output from the terminal. You should have downloaded a .deb file. Here's how to install it. In a terminal (apps-->accessories),

sudo dpkg -i FILE

repalce FILE with the handbrake file. It will probably be on your desktop, so Desktop/ at that point you can double tap tab and it will list the available files. Start typing the file name, then you can press tab once to autocomplete. Post the output here if you have errors.

[BAMF1501]

those codes dont work

[tommcd]

Please post the link from where you got Handbrake. Was it from the Handbrake website:
http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
or from somewhere else?
Put the handbrake .deb package in your home directory. Open a terminal and run:

sudo dpkg -i Handbrake

and hit the Tab key. It should autocomplete the Handbrake file name. If it doesn't then Handbrake is not in your home directory.

[oboedad55]

I've got the same deal going on. It installs fine but throws this error trying to start the program.

[tommcd]

Originally Posted by oboedad55 I've got the same deal going on. It installs fine but throws this error trying to start the program.

Some googling suggests this may be a bug in Handbrake. About the only possible fix I could see was this:
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7327
So you could try finding the ghb.ui file and editing it as per that link. That post is 1 year old though.
The last post in that thread indicates this bug has been fixed in the snapshot version of handbrake and has a link to it. That last post was dated Oct 07, 2009 so it should be current.

[oboedad55]

Just for laughs I messed around with this issue for a while, including trying to install the snapshot. For some reason it stops with a failed dependency, needing libwebkit 1.0-1 I believe.

[tommcd]

Originally Posted by oboedad55 Just for laughs I messed around with this issue for a while, including trying to install the snapshot. For some reason it stops with a failed dependency, needing libwebkit 1.0-1 I believe.

If there is a missing dependency, then search for it with aptitude. For example:

aptitude search libwebkit

will return all packages with libwebkit in their names. A "p" before the package name means it is not installed. An "i" before the package name means it is installed. You can then install the package with apt-get if it is not already installed, and then try installing HandBrake again.
The current version of libwebkit in Jaunty is 1.0-1:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ty&section=all

[Mooty]

Hi, you need to use the SVN version http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12464 , as 9.3 doesn't work on Karmic, if I'm remembering correctly.

[fenian]

You need to do 3 things to get it working...

1-Download the SVN snapshot here

2-Force the installation to ignore missing webkit dependency,open a termial and enter...

for 64 bit...

for 64 bit... sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ~/Downloads/HandBrake-svn2845-Ubuntu_GUI_x86_64.deb for 32 bit... sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ~/Downloads/HandBrake-svn2845-Ubuntu_GUI_i686.deb

(My downloads go to ~/Downlods change yours appropriately)

3-Create symbolic link for webkit,in the terminal enter...

sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libwebkit-1.0.so.2 /usr/lib64/libwebkit-1.0.so.1

For 32 bit the /usr/lib64 bit would be something different but as I am not running 32 bit I cannot give you an exact cut and paste line.