On 02/07/2020 14:43, Shevek wrote: > From the PPA page: > > This PPA is no longer supported, and the final release of get-iplayer > available here is 3.26. Further updates will not be made available > here. > > Instead, please use the snap: > $ snap install get-iplayer > > For help please read the fine manuals at: > https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki > > For those who want to know why I've stopped this: (a) the old laptop > that is my build server is dying, and (b) the debian build scripts use > the ancient-standards-version from seven years ago, and need a > refresh. There seemed little point in sustaining something for which > there's a simpler and more secure alternative. > > On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 14:06, RS <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The v3.26 Release notes say, >> >> *"Ubuntu/Mint (and other Ubuntu-based distros) only: Farewell >> get_iplayer PPA* >> >> "The get_iplayer PPA >> <https://launchpad.net/~jon-hedgerows/+archive/ubuntu/get-iplayer> is no >> longer supported by its maintainer, so you can no longer install >> get_iplayer from there. Perform a manual installation or use the snap >> version (if snap support is available for your system)." >> >> My kubuntu installation seems to have been updated to get_iplayer >> 3.26-ppa33g, which is how I found out about the new release. Maybe it >> means it will not be supported from the next release. >
Hi Shevek, I tried the snap player on my laptop and it seemed to work well. At present I install on my main machine using manual method but snap is so much simpler I think I should change. Two question: Is there a down side? Should I uninstall my existing version first? Regards, Budge _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
