Moritz, Yes that is how it "should" work. Either set of packages either normal or extra should work, but that isn't what's happening. I installed the extras packages and apt tells me ffmpeg has "broken dependencies".
Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------- Original Message -------- On Jun 15, 2020, 7:15 AM, Moritz Barsnick wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 13:04:18 +0000, FFmpeg user discussions wrote: > > This is pretty muc a distribution issue, but let's try to help: > >> So I wanted to install all the extra codecs for ffmpeg. I'm using >> mint 19. Right away apt tells me Libavcodec-extra57 conflicts with >> libavcodec57 and libavfilter-extra6 conflicts with libavfilter6. I >> was able to get it to install by using the force-depends flag but now >> apt -f install complains that vlc, ffmpeg and celluloid are broken >> and wants to uninstall them. I checked all of the above programs and >> they work fine but apts complaining is annoying. > >> Why are these packages in conflict? Is it recommended to install both >> side by side? This looks like a common problem from my internet >> searches. What is the recommended solution? > > ffmpeg doesn't have the concept of plugins, so there's only a defined > set of codecs/filters/formats a compiled library can support. > > If this packaging is anything like in Debian/Ubuntu, those packages are > either/or. Either you install the one with e.g. "fewer" codecs, or the > one with "more". > > See also here: > https://askubuntu.com/questions/847213/whats-the-difference-between-libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56-and-libavcodec-ffmpeg56 > > Cheers, > Moritz > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
