Install problems in ubuntu linux

[Theiananator]

I'm trying to install the program Cinelerra on my linux computer. It is a .rpm file and to install it, the website says "Install RPM's using rpm -i --force --nodeps <package name>". But when I do that, it says the file or directory doesn't exist. What I've been typing in is "rpm -i --force --nodeps /mht/hdb1/cinelerra-1.2.1-1.i836.rpm". Is that how you do it? If it is, why isn't it working, and if it's not, how do you do it?

 

[djdrastic]

Are you in the same directory where the package is installed ?

 

[djdrastic]

Are you in the same directory as the package ?

 

[Nothinman]

Ubuntu is based on Debian, you shouldn't be using RPMs on it. You might be able to use alien to convert the RPM to a .deb.

 

[Theiananator]

The .rpm is right on hdb1, meaning you just have to click on the hdb1 icon and you see it.

EDIT: Nothinman, I can only find alien in RPM. Do you know where I can get it in a different format?

 

[Nothinman]

Alien is shipped with Debian, if it's not in Ubuntu look at enabling the universe repository which should give you access to most of of the Debian software Ubuntu doesn't ship.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Theiananator
I'm trying to install the program Cinelerra on my linux computer. It is a .rpm file and to install it, the website says "Install RPM's using rpm -i --force --nodeps <package name>". But when I do that, it says the file or directory doesn't exist. What I've been typing in is "rpm -i --force --nodeps /mht/hdb1/cinelerra-1.2.1-1.i836.rpm". Is that how you do it? If it is, why isn't it working, and if it's not, how do you do it?

/mht?

Is that a typo you're making on the command line too? It should be /mnt unless ubuntu is really messed up.

And another typo I noticed: It should probably be .i386.rpm

Do you know about the <tab> autocomplete feature? Pressing <tab> on the command line gives you options to autocomplete whatever file matches the string you have typed in so far. Say you're in the directory where cinelerra and some other file called creamygoodness.jpg are located. You start typing:

$ c<tab>
cinelerra-1.2.1-1.i386.rpm
creamygoodness.jpg
$ ci<tab>
$ cinelerra-1.2.1-1.i386.rpm

Ha, I just re-read your post and noticed another thing. hdb1 is usually not a mount name. It's more likely the device name ( /dev/hdb1 ). You can mount it under whatever name you like ( /mnt/downloads or /mnt/programs or /home/dude/junk... whatever you want). Of course you could have it mounted under /mnt/hdb1 but this is odd.

 

[Theiananator]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Theiananator
I'm trying to install the program Cinelerra on my linux computer. It is a .rpm file and to install it, the website says "Install RPM's using rpm -i --force --nodeps <package name>". But when I do that, it says the file or directory doesn't exist. What I've been typing in is "rpm -i --force --nodeps /mht/hdb1/cinelerra-1.2.1-1.i836.rpm". Is that how you do it? If it is, why isn't it working, and if it's not, how do you do it?

/mht?

Is that a typo you're making on the command line too? It should be /mnt unless ubuntu is really messed up.

And another typo I noticed: It should probably be .i386.rpm

Those were just typos here, I was typing them correctly in the command line. And thanks for the autocomplete thing, big time saver. I'll double check that is is mounted under /mnt/hdb1. Ill try this stuff and get back to you.

 

[cland3s10cinq]

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main

http://www.ftconsult.com/twiki.../view/Cinelerra/Debian

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: cland3s10cinq
deb <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/">ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/</a> unstable main

http://www.ftconsult.com/twiki.../view/Cinelerra/Debian

This is what you should be using, not the RPM's.

When you want to install a program in Ubuntu and it's not aviable via the Universe or Multiverse or whatever look for a Debian repository to use. This will make it easy to install Cinerlerra.

 

[Theiananator]

Thank you so much, I'll test it and get back to you.

 

[Theiananator]

It said there was a problem and my architecture was i686. I went back to the site and looked for a download for i686 but couldnt find anything. What am I missing?

 

[Nothinman]

Post the full text of the error message.