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Hello. I am new to RPM based Linux. I've used Debian based distros for several years, but after experiencing several problems with Ubuntu 13.04 I decided to make the switch to Mageia 3.0 using KDE.

Anyway, I've been having a few issues with installations. Primarily, and most troubling, I can't get Thunderbird to install. I've attempted to use URPMI, but I keep running into the same problems.

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[-@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost conorcorrigan]# urpmi thunderbird
A requested package cannot be installed:
thunderbird-17.0.8-1.mga3.x86_64 (due to unsatisfied libevent.so.5()(64bit))
Continue installation anyway? (Y/n) n
[root@localhost -]#


I have similar issues when I attempt to install -kde subplugin for Flash Player as suggested by the FAQ on this forum.

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[root@localhost -]# urpmi flash-player-plugin-kde
A requested package cannot be installed:
flash-player-plugin-kde-11.2.202.297-1.mga3.nonfree.x86_64 (due to unsatisfied libkutils.so.4()(64bit))
Continue installation anyway? (Y/n) n
[root@localhost -]#

I'm assuming I'm running into a dependency problem or a repository problem, but I'm not sure enough to know what this means.

I hope I'm not dumping a problem on you all that has been asked several times and thanks in advance for the help.

EDIT: Whoo boy... I'm changing the title of this as this problem is now popping up all over the place. I just tried to install VLC Media Player and received a similar error.

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[root@localhost -]# urpmi vlc
A requested package cannot be installed:
vlc-2.0.8-2.mga3.tainted.x86_64 (due to unsatisfied fonts-ttf-vera)
Continue installation anyway? (Y/n) n
[root@localhost -]#

I tried installing all of these programs from the GUI program installation utility and received a a pop-up informing of these same errors.

It sounds as though you have not enabled a complete set of repositories, but perhaps just the updates. You need both the release and updates repo's for core, nonfree and tainted to be enabled (and also, on 64 bit, the core32 release and updates). This page explains how:

https://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/content ... media.html

(When you add repo's using the "Add" button, be sure to select "Full set of sources".)

Jim

Hello,

There is also the wiki:
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Install_medi ... _beginners
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_management

Hey. Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. I haven't had much time to look at much of anything lately. Got some time a couple of days ago to try out a few things. I followed the suggestions in the wiki page, and went through my repositories. I had six repos enabled: the core, nonfree, and tainted repos for 64 and 32 bit. I clicked, "add," for each of them. It updated the mirrors and added several new repos. It fixed my installation issues. Everything is working just fine now, but I have well over a hundred things listed in my repo list. I was trying to find a way to list everything out without having to manually copy everything, but I can't seem to find a command to make it work. Is this massive amount of repos normal or a problem? Again, sorry for taking so long to get back to you all on this. Thanks for the help.

hello

you have probably got a full set of repo's from several mirrors. there should be 47 possible repos [ for 64, fewer for 32 ].
you can delete the extra ones thru Mageia Control Centre.

cheers

For software management please have a look at https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_management or maybe https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Install_and_ ... r_beginner

To list all configured repos:

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urpmq --list-media

To list active configured repos:

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urpmq --list-media active

To list all configured repos and their URLs:

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urpmq --list-url

Thanks doktor5000.

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urpmq --list-media

returns this obscenely huge list.

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Core Release
Nonfree Release
Core Updates (distrib1)
Nonfree Updates (distrib2)
Tainted Updates (distrib3)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib4)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib5)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib6)
Core Release (distrib7)
Core Release Debug (distrib8)
Core Updates (distrib9)
Core Updates Debug (distrib10)
Core Updates Testing (distrib11)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib12)
Core Backports (distrib13)
Core Backports Debug (distrib14)
Core Backports Testing (distrib15)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib16)
Nonfree Release (distrib17)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib18)
Nonfree Updates (distrib19)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib20)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib21)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib22)
Nonfree Backports (distrib23)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib24)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib25)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib26)
Tainted Release (distrib27)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib28)
Tainted Updates (distrib29)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib30)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib31)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib32)
Tainted Backports (distrib33)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib34)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib35)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib36)
Core 32bit Release (distrib37)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib38)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib39)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib40)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib41)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib42)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib43)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib44)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib45)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib46)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib47)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib48)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib49)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib50)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib51)
Core Release (distrib52)
Core Release Debug (distrib53)
Core Updates (distrib54)
Core Updates Debug (distrib55)
Core Updates Testing (distrib56)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib57)
Core Backports (distrib58)
Core Backports Debug (distrib59)
Core Backports Testing (distrib60)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib61)
Nonfree Release (distrib62)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib63)
Nonfree Updates (distrib64)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib65)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib66)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib67)
Nonfree Backports (distrib68)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib69)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib70)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib71)
Tainted Release (distrib72)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib73)
Tainted Updates (distrib74)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib75)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib76)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib77)
Tainted Backports (distrib78)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib79)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib80)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib81)
Core 32bit Release (distrib82)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib83)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib84)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib85)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib86)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib87)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib88)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib89)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib90)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib91)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib92)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib93)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib94)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib95)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib96)
Core Release (distrib97)
Core Release Debug (distrib98)
Core Updates (distrib99)
Core Updates Debug (distrib100)
Core Updates Testing (distrib101)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib102)
Core Backports (distrib103)
Core Backports Debug (distrib104)
Core Backports Testing (distrib105)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib106)
Nonfree Release (distrib107)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib108)
Nonfree Updates (distrib109)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib110)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib111)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib112)
Nonfree Backports (distrib113)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib114)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib115)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib116)
Tainted Release (distrib117)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib118)
Tainted Updates (distrib119)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib120)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib121)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib122)
Tainted Backports (distrib123)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib124)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib125)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib126)
Core 32bit Release (distrib127)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib128)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib129)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib130)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib131)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib132)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib133)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib134)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib135)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib136)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib137)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib138)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib139)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib140)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib141)
Core Release (distrib142)
Core Release Debug (distrib143)
Core Updates (distrib144)
Core Updates Debug (distrib145)
Core Updates Testing (distrib146)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib147)
Core Backports (distrib148)
Core Backports Debug (distrib149)
Core Backports Testing (distrib150)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib151)
Nonfree Release (distrib152)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib153)
Nonfree Updates (distrib154)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib155)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib156)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib157)
Nonfree Backports (distrib158)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib159)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib160)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib161)
Tainted Release (distrib162)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib163)
Tainted Updates (distrib164)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib165)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib166)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib167)
Tainted Backports (distrib168)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib169)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib170)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib171)
Core 32bit Release (distrib172)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib173)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib174)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib175)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib176)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib177)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib178)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib179)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib180)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib181)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib182)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib183)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib184)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib185)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib186)
Core Release (distrib187)
Core Release Debug (distrib188)
Core Updates (distrib189)
Core Updates Debug (distrib190)
Core Updates Testing (distrib191)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib192)
Core Backports (distrib193)
Core Backports Debug (distrib194)
Core Backports Testing (distrib195)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib196)
Nonfree Release (distrib197)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib198)
Nonfree Updates (distrib199)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib200)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib201)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib202)
Nonfree Backports (distrib203)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib204)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib205)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib206)
Tainted Release (distrib207)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib208)
Tainted Updates (distrib209)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib210)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib211)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib212)
Tainted Backports (distrib213)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib214)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib215)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib216)
Core 32bit Release (distrib217)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib218)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib219)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib220)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib221)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib222)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib223)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib224)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib225)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib226)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib227)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib228)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib229)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib230)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib231)
Core Release (distrib232)
Core Release Debug (distrib233)
Core Updates (distrib234)
Core Updates Debug (distrib235)
Core Updates Testing (distrib236)
Core Updates Testing Debug (distrib237)
Core Backports (distrib238)
Core Backports Debug (distrib239)
Core Backports Testing (distrib240)
Core Backports Testing Debug (distrib241)
Nonfree Release (distrib242)
Nonfree Release Debug (distrib243)
Nonfree Updates (distrib244)
Nonfree Updates Debug (distrib245)
Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib246)
Nonfree Updates Testing Debug (distrib247)
Nonfree Backports (distrib248)
Nonfree Backports Debug (distrib249)
Nonfree Backports Testing (distrib250)
Nonfree Backports Testing Debug (distrib251)
Tainted Release (distrib252)
Tainted Release Debug (distrib253)
Tainted Updates (distrib254)
Tainted Updates Debug (distrib255)
Tainted Updates Testing (distrib256)
Tainted Updates Testing Debug (distrib257)
Tainted Backports (distrib258)
Tainted Backports Debug (distrib259)
Tainted Backports Testing (distrib260)
Tainted Backports Testing Debug (distrib261)
Core 32bit Release (distrib262)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib263)
Core 32bit Updates Testing (distrib264)
Core 32bit Backports (distrib265)
Core 32bit Backports Testing (distrib266)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib267)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib268)
Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing (distrib269)
Nonfree 32bit Backports (distrib270)
Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing (distrib271)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib272)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib273)
Tainted 32bit Updates Testing (distrib274)
Tainted 32bit Backports (distrib275)
Tainted 32bit Backports Testing (distrib276)

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urpmq --list-media active

returns nowhere near the amount of repositories, but it is still too many so far as I can tell.

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Core Updates (distrib1)
Nonfree Updates (distrib2)
Tainted Updates (distrib3)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib4)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib5)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib6)
Core Release (distrib7)
Core Updates (distrib9)
Nonfree Release (distrib17)
Nonfree Updates (distrib19)
Tainted Release (distrib27)
Tainted Updates (distrib29)
Core 32bit Release (distrib37)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib38)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib42)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib43)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib47)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib48)
Core Release (distrib52)
Core Updates (distrib54)
Nonfree Release (distrib62)
Nonfree Updates (distrib64)
Tainted Release (distrib72)
Tainted Updates (distrib74)
Core 32bit Release (distrib82)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib83)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib87)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib88)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib92)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib93)
Core Release (distrib97)
Core Updates (distrib99)
Nonfree Release (distrib107)
Nonfree Updates (distrib109)
Tainted Release (distrib117)
Tainted Updates (distrib119)
Core 32bit Release (distrib127)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib128)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib132)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib133)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib137)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib138)
Core Release (distrib142)
Core Updates (distrib144)
Nonfree Release (distrib152)
Nonfree Updates (distrib154)
Tainted Release (distrib162)
Tainted Updates (distrib164)
Core 32bit Release (distrib172)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib173)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib177)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib178)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib182)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib183)
Core Release (distrib187)
Core Updates (distrib189)
Nonfree Release (distrib197)
Nonfree Updates (distrib199)
Tainted Release (distrib207)
Tainted Updates (distrib209)
Core 32bit Release (distrib217)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib218)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib222)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib223)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib227)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib228)
Core Release (distrib232)
Core Updates (distrib234)
Nonfree Release (distrib242)
Nonfree Updates (distrib244)
Tainted Release (distrib252)
Tainted Updates (distrib254)
Core 32bit Release (distrib262)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib263)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib267)
Nonfree 32bit Updates (distrib268)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib272)
Tainted 32bit Updates (distrib273)

Number3124 wrote:Thanks doktor5000.

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urpmq --list-media active

returns nowhere near the amount of repositories, but it is still too many so far as I can tell.

You had only update sources then you added a full set of sources six times.

Since it's working you can leave it as is or you can delete all sources and add one full set of sources.
It's up to you.

Ah. I see. I must have been a bit overly zealous. It's all working, and I'm still getting used to Mageia so for now I think I'll leave it as is until I've gotten my bearings for the OS and RPM. Thanks for the help guys. I'll be sure to mark the thread as solved.