Fedora 16 and Chromium

[Roger]

Interesting problem inststalling chromium in Fedora 16
I get an error: chromium-15.0.874.106-1.fc16.x86_64 requires 
libvpx.so.0()(64bit)

yum whatprovides reports: libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.i686 : VP8 Video Codec SDK
not the 64bit version.

I have  Fedora 16 -x86_64 -  Updates and Test Updates switched on in 
software sources.
All software is reoported up to date.

I downloaded libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpm 
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpm 
from http://rpmfind.net/  but on install I get:
Local Install failed-- Can't install libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64(1).rpm 
as no transaction.

I've run out of ideas, what does the error "no transaction" mean and how 
can it be fixed please?
thanks in advance
Roger

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Roger  wrote:
> Interesting problem inststalling chromium in Fedora 16
> I get an error: chromium-15.0.874.106-1.fc16.x86_64 requires
> libvpx.so.0()(64bit)
>
> yum whatprovides reports: libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.i686 : VP8 Video Codec SDK
> not the 64bit version.
>
> I have  Fedora 16 -x86_64 -  Updates and Test Updates switched on in
> software sources.
> All software is reoported up to date.
>
> I downloaded libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpmftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpmfrom
> http://rpmfind.net/  but on install I get:
> Local Install failed-- Can't install libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64(1).rpm
> as no transaction.
>
> I've run out of ideas, what does the error "no transaction" mean and how
> can it be fixed please?
> thanks in advance
> Roger
>
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> Hi, the mantainer is in a trip to FOSDEM, he say that a rebuild will

happens ASAP. The problem is that Chromium uses libvpx.0 and the recent
updates need livpx.1. He mail a workaround. I dont know if it will work (or
alot in the technical side), but here is:

1) Download the old libvpx package:

wget
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/libvpx/0.9.7.1/1.fc16/i686/libvpx...

2) Make a temporary directory:

mkdir sandbox

3) Change into the temporary directory:

cd sandbox

4) Use rpm2cpio to unpack the rpm:

rpm2cpio libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.i686.rpm | cpio -idv

5) As root, copy the old library files into the system library path:

su -c 'cp -a ./usr/lib/* /usr/lib/'

6) Regenerate the system library cache

su -c '/sbin/ldconfig'

7) Restore the selinux contexts on the libraries

su -c 'restorecon -v /usr/lib/libvpx.so.0*'

8) At this point, chromium should run again. RPM/yum will still complain
about the chromium package missing a dependency, but that will go away
when I build the new one.

I hope this works.

Cheers, Ruy

[Roger]

> Hi, the mantainer is in a trip to FOSDEM, he say that a rebuild will 
> happens ASAP. The problem is that Chromium uses libvpx.0 and the 
> recent updates need livpx.1. He mail a workaround. I dont know if it 
> will work (or alot in the technical side), but here is:
> Download the old libvpx package:
>
> wget
> http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/libvpx/0.9.7.1/1.fc16/i686/libvpx...
> Make a temporary directory:
>
> mkdir sandbox
> Change into the temporary directory:
>
> cd sandbox
> Use rpm2cpio to unpack the rpm:
>
> rpm2cpio libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.i686.rpm | cpio -idv
> As root, copy the old library files into the system library path:
>
> su -c 'cp -a ./usr/lib/* /usr/lib/'
> Regenerate the system library cache
>
> su -c '/sbin/ldconfig'
> Restore the selinux contexts on the libraries
>
> su -c 'restorecon -v /usr/lib/libvpx.so.0*'
> At this point, chromium should run again. RPM/yum will still complain
>
> about the chromium package missing a dependency, but that will go away
> when I build the new one.
>
> I hope this works.
>
> Cheers, Ruy

Thanks Ruy will give it a go
Roger
>

[Pete Travis]

I'm not in front of my desk at the moment to investigate chromium
dependencies, but for what its worth, Chrome from Google's repo is stable,
reliable, and coexists sanely with both Fedora and RPM fusion (I believe it
installs strictly in /opt.)

--pete
 On Feb 4, 2012 6:48 PM, "Roger"  wrote:
> Interesting problem inststalling chromium in Fedora 16
> I get an error: chromium-15.0.874.106-1.fc16.x86_64 requires
> libvpx.so.0()(64bit)
>
> yum whatprovides reports: libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.i686 : VP8 Video Codec SDK
> not the 64bit version.
>
> I have  Fedora 16 -x86_64 -  Updates and Test Updates switched on in
> software sources.
> All software is reoported up to date.
>
> I downloaded libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpmftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpmfrom
> http://rpmfind.net/  but on install I get:
> Local Install failed-- Can't install libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64(1).rpm
> as no transaction.
>
> I've run out of ideas, what does the error "no transaction" mean and how
> can it be fixed please?
> thanks in advance
> Roger
>
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[Frank Murphy]

On 05/02/12 01:48, Roger wrote:
> I downloaded libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpm
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/16/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpm
> from http://rpmfind.net/ but on install I get:
> Local Install failed-- Can't install libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64(1).rpm
> as no transaction.

You can find most curent Fedora suppiled packages on:
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/

type "libvpx" in the search box.

Dowload the version and arch you need.

Until Chromium gets updated.
rpm --force -ivh libvpx-0.9.7.1-1.fc16.x86_64.rpm

you then have two copies of libvpx installed.
The one for Chromium, the one for other recent apps.

Later on, when Chromium is updated.
you can get rid of the older libvpx with:
package-cleanup --cleandupes

YMMV