problem with AutoPlus, skype, codecs

[jeb3121]

Hi all,

I installed 17-64(Gnome) from a Live CD and went to Autoplus to install Skype and codecs. After installing the Mp3 codec which didn't work, I installed All codecs.

It was my first time with the setup guides and I didn't install autoplus per se, just the three specific items on his page. Now I gather autoplus should be installed first. What does autoplus do?

It seems that Autoplus's page isn't active. Being new to the command line I'm at a loss as to how to go about uninstalling skype and the codecs. I just cut and pasted his command lines and now I can't access them to uninstall.

[ryptyde]

Running autoplus again should open a dialog box to install/uninstall.

phil

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by ryptyde

Running autoplus again should open a dialog box to install/uninstall.

phil

Hi Phil,

Since I started this thread I was given this command line:
su -c
yum -y --nogpgcheck install http://dnmouse.org/autoplus-1.4-5.noarch.rpm

After running it I click on set-up guides then AutoPlus in Scripts. This takes me to Home-autoplus where there is a box on the right side titled AutoPlus for Fedora 32bit and 64bit(Ver1.4-3). I assume this is what you mean by dialog box.

NONE of the install/uninstall are active

On a hunch I restarted linux and got the same results.

When you go there do you find it active?



jeb

[DBelton]

No, after you install autoplus, you need to run it on your machine. Not open a website, nothing in the forums here.. run it on your own machine.

Autoplus puts an icon on your desktop, but if you are running Gnome shell with the default settings, you won't see it. Open a terminal window, and run autoplus

autoplus

A window should come up (after you authenticate as root) with the install/uninstall options.

[ryptyde]

As DBelton has replied, look for autoplus in applications menu or run it from a terminal.

phil

[jeb3121]

Hi,

I went to the terminal and did this:

[root@wallaby jeb]# autoplus
which: no perl in (/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/root/bin)
Checking programs Completed,Now Running Choice Menu...

and the choice menu came up and when I clicked on a dot it turned blue. However, nothing happens when I hit Enter.

Now I close the choice menu and this was added in the terminal:

sh: line 1: 1821 Segmentation fault (core dumped) zenity --list --radiolist --width=800 --height=600 --title "AutoPlus for Fedora 32bit and 64bit (Ver 1.4-3)" --column="" --column "Application" --column "Description" --column "Status" FALSE "Uninstall flash-plugin" "This UNINSTALLS flash-plugin for firefox" "INSTALLED " FALSE "Uninstall mp3 codecs" "This UNINSTALLS mp3 codecs for playing music" "INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Dvd codecs" "This INSTALLS Dvd codecs for playing Dvd's" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Uninstall Most codecs" "This UNINSTALLS Most codecs on your system" "INSTALLED " FALSE "Install GoogleEarth" "This INSTALLS GoogleEarth" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Respin Backup" "EXPERIMENTAL this creates an installable livedvd backup of your os" "EXPERIMENTAL " FALSE "Install Alacarte" "This INSTALLS Alacarte with fix to edit menus" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Uninstall Skype" "This UNINSTALLS Skype voice chat" "INSTALLED " FALSE "Install SudoNOpassword" "This INSTALLS Sudo with no password for current logged in user" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install SudoWithpassword" "This INSTALLS Sudo with password for current logged in user" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install extra backgrounds" "This INSTALLS extra backgrounds" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Lightscribe" "This INSTALLS Lightscribe for writing to discs " "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Gnome Weather Extension" "This INSTALLS Autologin for Gnome" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install VirtualBox" "This INSTALLS VirtualBox 4+ " "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Hugin" "This INSTALLS Hugin Panorama Creator" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Autologin" "This INSTALLS Autologin for Gnome" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Sun Java" "This INSTALLS Sun Java version 6u29 " "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Cinelerra" "This INSTALLS Cinelerra for video editing" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install Winff" "This INSTALLS Winff for video converting" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install imagination " "This INSTALLS imagination for easy slideshow creation" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install dropbox " "This INSTALLS dropbox for easy file sharing" "NOT INSTALLED " FALSE "Install HandBrake " "This INSTALLS HandBrake for backing up dvd's" "NOT INSTALLED "

Now closing the terminal and going to the icon I have to enter root authentication after which the terminal comes up again with:

which: no perl in (/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/root/bin)
Checking programs Completed,Now Running Choice Menu...

and the choice menu comes up and when I click on a dot it turns blue. However again, nothing happens when I hit Enter.

jeb

[DBelton]

I guess you don't have perl installed. I usually install it from the DVD on my systems when I install Fedora.

Install perl, then run autoplus again. There are numerous perl packages, but I believe just the base package should be sufficient to run autoplus

su -
(root password)

yum install perl

[jeb3121]

May I now ASSuME that I will probably have better results installing flash-plugin, skype and codecs?

Another quick question: the skype website seems to indicate that the linux version is for 32bit; do you folks know of any problems using the currenny version?

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------

Originally Posted by DBelton

I guess you don't have perl installed. I usually install it from the DVD on my systems when I install Fedora.

Install perl, then run autoplus again. There are numerous perl packages, but I believe just the base package should be sufficient to run autoplus

su -
(root password)

yum install perl

and again, thanks

I'll install perl and then reinstall the four items I want(so far).

[nonamedotc]

Originally Posted by jeb3121

May I now ASSuME that I will probably have better results installing flash-plugin, skype and codecs?

Another quick question: the skype website seems to indicate that the linux version is for 32bit; do you folks know of any problems using the currenny version?

The short answer to that question is No! Skype 4.0 works flawlessly here on two laptops - both F17 64-bit. Installation was a breeze. Download the rpm and install using yum - which pulls all the dependencies.

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by nonamedotc

The short answer to that question is No! Skype 4.0 works flawlessly here on two laptops - both F17 64-bit. Installation was a breeze. Download the rpm and install using yum - which pulls all the dependencies.

Thank you. I haven't tried my autoplus install yet but if I have issues I'll certainly do that.

Another issue has occurred:

Now that I have used autoplus to install flash plugin I clicked on a link that took me to a site that has a video. The screen area is black with the following:
“This video can't be played with your current setup.
Please switch to a browser that provides native H.264 support or install Adobe Flash Player.“
This last is a link.

I go to adobe-download adobe flash player where I'm told that the AFP version is 11.2.202.236 and I get a choice of yum, rpm or tar.gz for linux. As well it tells me that v 11.2 is the last for linux.

Choosing rpm I d/l and get a popup telling me I have chosen to open adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm and asking what to do.

The default is open with software install. When I click on OK i get another popup asking do I want to install this named file. When I click on install i get another popup stating Failed to install, refer to detailed report. Clicking on that I'm told: The package adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch is already installed.

Choosing yum sends me through the same process with the same result including the same file name.

Anyone have an idea as to why this occurs?

Other quesations are, what is native H.264 support and which browsers have it?

Hopefully, I'm getting beyond ground zero on the learning curve, but from here it still looks steep.

jeb

[DBelton]

yes. Autoplus installed it for you.

Autoplus downloads the repo file (the one you specified above) from the adobe site, then installs flash-plugin from that repo.

Now, I had issues with the flash-plugin on my system here due to Totem trying to grab the flash videos before the adobe plugin.

try this:

su -
(root password)

yum remove totem-mozplugin totem-mozplugin-vegas

This will remove the totem plugin from your browser so it doesn't grab the flash video

Edit:
Fixed typo in package names in yum command above.

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by DBelton

Now, I had issues with the flash-plugin on my system here due to Totem trying to grab the flash videos before the adobe plugin.
try this:

 su -
(root password)
yum remove totem-mozplugin totem-moxplugin-vegas

This will remove the totem plugin from your browser so it doesn't grab the flash video

Done. I just now thought I should have saved that video link to test. Now it'll just be absence of issue as proof.

Saved for my next upgrade.

Thanks for this help as well as the prior.

jeb

[DBelton]

I made a typo in my above post.

The second package should have been totem-mozplugin-vegas. (I had an x instead of a z)

[jeb3121]

Originally Posted by nonamedotc

The short answer to that question is No! Skype 4.0 works flawlessly here on two laptops - both F17 64-bit. Installation was a breeze. Download the rpm and install using yum - which pulls all the dependencies.

Hi,

The installation included dependencies but when I tried the skype sound test service I had no audio input. I looked in System Settings-Sound-Hardware and the appropriate setting for two front speakers seems to be Analog surround 4.0 output/analog stereo input. At least the test gives me sound front left and right.

Any ideas?



jeb

---------- Post added at 05:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 AM ----------

Originally Posted by DBelton

I made a typo in my above post.

The second package should have been totem-mozplugin-vegas. (I had an x instead of a z)

Hi,

Looking at the terminal this is what I found:

yum remove totem-mozplugin totem-moxplugin-vegas
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
No Match for argument: totem-moxplugin-vegas
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package totem-mozplugin.x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ==============================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ==============================
Removing:
totem-mozplugin x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17 @updates 626 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ==============================
Remove 1 Package

Installed size: 626 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : 1:totem-mozplugin-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : 1:totem-mozplugin-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 1/1

Removed:
totem-mozplugin.x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17

Complete!
*****************

Was that a self-correction or is there something left to do?

jeb

[nonamedotc]

Originally Posted by jeb3121

Hi,

The installation included dependencies but when I tried the skype sound test service I had no audio input. I looked in System Settings-Sound-Hardware and the appropriate setting for two front speakers seems to be Analog surround 4.0 output/analog stereo input. At least the test gives me sound front left and right.

Any ideas?

I have faced the same problem a few times. Check the audio i/p and o/p settings to make sure the correct devices are setup for use in skype. In my case, they were not. Once I changed them, everything started working fine. You would need to check these in skype settings.

Originally Posted by jeb3121

Hi,

Looking at the terminal this is what I found:

yum remove totem-mozplugin totem-moxplugin-vegas
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
No Match for argument: totem-moxplugin-vegas
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package totem-mozplugin.x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ==============================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ==============================
Removing:
totem-mozplugin x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17 @updates 626 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ==============================
Remove 1 Package

Installed size: 626 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : 1:totem-mozplugin-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : 1:totem-mozplugin-3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 1/1

Removed:
totem-mozplugin.x86_64 1:3.4.2-1.fc17

Complete!
*****************

Was that a self-correction or is there something left to do?

jeb

As far as I know, this should be all that is needed if you have flash installed already. You could check if the flash is working with the browser now - hopefully no more black "boxes"!