On 19/06/2019 10:38 pm, Jim web wrote: > In article <acd61c04-93ef-c8ce-73a2-b0686cdab...@gmail.com>, Alan C. > Foster <alan.c.fos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Install the PPA from here >>> >>> >>> https://launchpad.net/~jon-hedgerows/+archive/ubuntu/get-iplayer >>> >>> I've been doing that in Linux Mint for years. It gets updated >>> automatically by the Mint update manager when appropriate. > >> Jim, >> Why don't you follow this, it seems sensible? > Well, simply following the first advice and adding the libxml2-dev package > (the non -dev already being present) didn't work. So I'm trying to > establish which packages I *do* need (or not). Partly so I understand, > partly to avoid spraying things I don't actually need into my install in > the hope they'll work.
Using the PPA and apt will only install the needed dependencies. You're far more likely to be "spraying things you don't actually need into your install" by trying to do it manually. And apt will give you an exact list of the additional packages that need to be installed to satisfy dependencies. Nick _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
