F16 -- what app is needing libass?

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Thu Dec 8 14:04:20 UTC 2011


On 12/08/2011 08:06 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> So I am customizing my first install with F16 and am hitting
> dependencies problems.
>
> Now I am familiar with this that though a package is listed in the
> installer, the DVD does not have all that is needed for the install
> (even though I have specified my local updates repo).
>
> I have backed off a number of apps I wanted to install up front, like
> Audacity, Sollarium (or what ever the actual name is), ntop, and
> something else I can't remember...
>
> But I am still left with something wanting libass that needs
> libfribidi.so and of course I can't trace back to what I selected to
> remove it!  Any hints what to look for?  A google search of libass
> mentions ASS/SSA and multimedia, but what?

I decided to 'continue' and then would install it later.  Well it got 
installed somehow.  Hope all is well....

> ARGH!!!!
>
>
> I assume just like I can point the install to my local updates repo so I
> don't have to install what came on the DVD, and right away turn around
> to do a 500Mb or so update, I must be able to point to the whole OS repo
> for what is not locally on my DVD? (for the next install)



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