VLC Download problem

[FONTAINBLEAU]

I am trying to download VLC Media Player but keep getting this message :Release-18-0.1. noarch requires 'System-release>=18'. How can I get this?
Thank you for your help.
Regards
Fontainbleau

[smr54]

How are you trying to download it? The standard way, in Fedora, is to use the rpmfusion version.

http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

Are you saying this issue is happening with the rpmfusion version? (Because I'm unable to duplicate the problem)

[Edanny101]

Which Fedora version are you using?
You can try this

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

yum install vlc

[FONTAINBLEAU]

Originally Posted by smr54

How are you trying to download it? The standard way, in Fedora, is to use the rpmfusion version.

http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

Are you saying this issue is happening with the rpmfusion version? (Because I'm unable to duplicate the problem)

Thank you for your reply.
My os is Fedora 14 64bit. Rawhide
The sequence of events is as follows:-
1. I go to RPM Fusion.org
2.Select 'Enable RPM fusion on your system -----etc-----'
3.CONFIGURATION - installing free & Nonfreee repositories
4.Graphical setup via firefox web browser
5.Select - 'RPM fusion free for Fedora Rawhide'
6.Drop down box - Open with (Package install (default) )
7.Click ok
8.Download complete - Select 'Install'
9.Transaction error - RPM fusion-Free-Release-18-0.1.noarch requires system-release>=18.
CLOSE.
I believe I need to get the above before I can download VLC Media Player.

[Edanny101]

This page may help you http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-fedora.html

[DBelton]

From the looks of things above... You are trying to install the rpmfusion rawhide repos, but don't have F18 installed. In your post above you say you have F14, which is NOT rawhide and you need to install the regular stable release repos for rpmfusion.

You aren't having issues with VLC... You are having issues installing the rpmfusion repos.

If you do indeed have Fedora 18 installed, try re-installing your fedora-release package.

yum reinstall fedora-release


If you are running F14 as you stated above, this is what you need to install the rpmfusion repos:

su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm'

[FONTAINBLEAU]

Thank you DBelton, I tried the download that you suggested and this is the result:
su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...ble.noarch.rpm'
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_GB to language list
Setting up Local Package Process
rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm | 17 kB 00:00
Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-pg9QGz/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm: rpmfusion-free-release-15-5.noarch
Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-pg9QGz/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm to be installed
updates/metalink | 2.6 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm | 17 kB 00:00
Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-pg9QGz/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm: rpmfusion-nonfree-release-15-5.noarch
Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-pg9QGz/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package rpmfusion-free-release.noarch 0:15-5 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: system-release >= 15 for package: rpmfusion-free-release-15-5.noarch
---> Package rpmfusion-nonfree-release.noarch 0:15-5 set to be installed
--> Processing Dependency: system-release >= 15 for package: rpmfusion-nonfree-release-15-5.noarch
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: rpmfusion-free-release-15-5.noarch (/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch)
Requires: system-release >= 15
Installed: fedora-release-14-1.noarch (@anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64)
system-release = 14-1
Available: generic-release-14-0.2.noarch (fedora)
system-release = 14-0.2
Available: generic-release-14-1.noarch (updates)
system-release = 14-1
Error: Package: rpmfusion-nonfree-release-15-5.noarch (/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch)
Requires: system-release >= 15
Installed: fedora-release-14-1.noarch (@anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211827.x86_64)
system-release = 14-1
Available: generic-release-14-0.2.noarch (fedora)
system-release = 14-0.2
Available: generic-release-14-1.noarch (updates)
system-release = 14-1
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
[root@john john]#

What do I do now?

[DBelton]

Ok.. I forgot that rpmfusion handles EOL a little different than Fedora does. You need to install the particular repo package for F14.

try this instead:

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-releas.14.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-releas.14.noarch.rpm

Edit:

You also can get the latest repo definition for F14 rpmfusion here:

http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/releases/14/Everything/x86_64/os/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-14-0.4.noarch.rpm

http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/14/Everything/x86_64/os/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-14-0.4.noarch.rpm

Also moved this thread to EOL since you have Fedora 14

[FONTAINBLEAU]

DBelton,
Many thanks for the trouble you have gone to, to sort my problem out, I'm very pleased to tell you that the latest information you sent me did the trick. I now have VLC Media player installed and everything seems to be ok.
Kind Regards
Fontainbleau

[DBelton]

I am happy you have it working now

Just want to let you know that since you are running Fedora 14, it's past end of life, so you won't be getting any updates to it in the future.

Not a big deal if it works for you and does what you need it to, though.

[FONTAINBLEAU]

DBelton
I've thought about updating for a while now but have put it off until I knew I could get the drivers from Lexmark for my printer - today I checked with them and it seems I can, and I have ordered Fedora 17 32 bit.
My concern now is that the vlc problem will recur, unless I can use the same code but change the 14 to 17.
as below. Will this work?
yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr....17.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/....17.noarch.rpm

[DBelton]

For Fedora 17, you just need to use the current release packages for rpmfusion repository setup.

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

or if you want the direct link to the most up to date repo packages:

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/rpmfusion-free-release-17.0.3-1.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-17.0.3-1.noarch.rpm

[FONTAINBLEAU]

DBelton,
That's good news, I feel much better now with my intention to update to F17. Thank you very much for all your support, it's greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
Fontainbleau.