Removing libavutil-unstriped-49

[mikeym]

Hi,

I recently upgraded libavutil-unstriped-49 as I was trying to get a program running that reported to need it that I later gave up on. My problem is that I'm trying to compile something that needs the libavutil-dev and that depends on libavutil49 as there is no dev for the unstriped version, but when I try to downgrade to libavutil49 it says it has to remove half my applications.


blender dvdrip ffmpeg gpac gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libavcodec-unstripped-52
libavdevice52 libavfilter0 libavformat52 libavutil-unstripped-49
libmjpegtools-1.9 libpostproc-unstripped-51 libquicktime1 libxine1-ffmpeg
mjpegtools mpd performous picard subtitleripper transcode ultrastar-ng vlc
vlc-nox xine-ui


How can I downgrade without removing these?


(edit) I found this bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/+bug/312898) which seems to describe my problem, but having read it (and being a fairly experienced ubuntu user) I still have no idea how to compile my program against libavutil-dev.

Is it saying to remove libavutil-unstriped-49 and all the packages above, install libavutil-dev, compile my program, uninstall libavutil-dev, reinstall libavutil-unstriped-49 then reinstall all the packages above? Wont that mess up all the packages that are removed then reinstalled?

[mikeym]

OK, I managed to compile by temporarily breaking my packages with:


sudo dpkg --force depends -i libavutil-dev*.deb libavcodec-dev*.deb libavformat-dev*.deb

after downloading the 'stripped' libav' devs I needed from:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libavformat-dev
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libavcodec-dev
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libavutil-dev

and then compiled my package I wanted. Then fixed the whole thing with:


sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-unstripped-52

This is NOT RECOMMENDED as it breaks the package tree for a while and from what I understand works because there's no difference between the 'striped' and 'unstriped' libav packages other than a few extra codecs which don't effect things.

[FakeOutdoorsman]

I believe you can have both the repository (un)stripped libav* and a compiled FFmpeg. Packages from the repository that want libav* will use it from the repository. Compiled packages can use your compiled FFmpeg libraries. This is because official packages install to /usr and compiled packages can be installed to /usr/local. This separation allows you to use both at once:

HOWTO: Install and use the latest FFmpeg and x264 (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786095)

[mikeym]

The issue wasn't with compiling ffmpeg but compiling a package that needed the headers for liav* and the fact that they have a dependency on the striped version of the libraries which clashes with the unstriped version.

I.e. you can't have libavutil49-dev and libavutil-unstriped-49 installed at the same time and switching libavutil-unstriped-49 for libavutil49 prompted synaptic to demand that I remove the list of packages I mention on my first post.

[FakeOutdoorsman]

You won't need libavutil-dev because a compiled FFmpeg will provide the same files as libavutil-dev. Therefore, you can avoid installing libavutil-dev and also keep libavutil-unstripped-49.

[mikeym]

No. Trying to compile some new apps and finding that they are not including the files properly - it may be to do with the mess my packages are in.

Is there any way to remove the unstriped packages without removing the packages which have them as dependencies the reinstall the "striped" versions?