If you're using synaptic you must be using a debian based distro. Why not download the precompiled versions for ubuntu on their website? They will install on pretty much any debian based distro, I've installed them on vanilla debian and knoppmyth.
http://handbrake.fr/?article=download Then you should be able to use synaptic or dpkg to install the downloaded file. (gzip -d it if it's got a .gz on the end) Dan Mueller wrote: > I tried to install and did good until the svn.handbrake part. Than I got no > further. What am I missing and need to do?? > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: clug-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 2 > > Send clug-talk mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of clug-talk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: handbrake (Hendrik Schaink) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 12:27:42 -0600 > From: Hendrik Schaink <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] handbrake > To: CLUG General <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > If you *want* to be into custom compiling and installing software then > you're on the right track. Otherwise, I'd suggest you you use this link > to find help with ready-to-install-packages for ubuntu and/or debian: > > http://www.google.ca/linux?hl=en&q=handbrake%2Bububntu%2Bpackage&btnG=Search > &meta= > > Consider starting at the 5th down link pointing to linuxcrypt.net. > > HTH, Hendrik > > > Dan Mueller wrote: >> Quick simple question guys n gals. >> >> >> >> Im trying dream Linux on my pc and am trying to get handbrake >> installed. Couldn't get it through synaptic so I went to the website and >> downloaded and now I have a data.tar.gz and a usr file on my desktop. How > do >> I install it so its usable?? > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > End of clug-talk Digest, Vol 55, Issue 2 > **************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
