#10367 closed defect (wontfix)

ffmpeg-6.0 fails to install on Fedora 38

Reported by: jdecker Owned by:
Priority: normal Component: undetermined
Version: unspecified Keywords:
Cc: jdecker Blocked By:
Blocking: Reproduced by developer: no
Analyzed by developer: no

Description

Summary of the bug:
sudo dnf install ffmpeg
Error:

Problem: problem with installed package libswscale-free-6.0-4.fc38.x86_64

  • package ffmpeg-libs-6.0-6.fc38.x86_64 conflicts with libswscale-free provided by libswscale-free-6.0-4.fc38.x86_64
  • package ffmpeg-libs-6.0-6.fc38.x86_64 conflicts with libswscale-free provided by libswscale-free-6.0-2.fc38.x86_64
  • package ffmpeg-6.0-6.fc38.x86_64 requires ffmpeg-libs(x86-64) = 6.0-6.fc38, but none of the providers can be installed
  • conflicting requests
  • package ffmpeg-6.0-11.fc38.x86_64 requires ffmpeg-libs(x86-64) = 6.0-11.fc38, but none of the providers can be installed
  • package ffmpeg-libs-6.0-11.fc38.x86_64 conflicts with libswscale-free provided by libswscale-free-6.0-4.fc38.x86_64
  • package ffmpeg-libs-6.0-11.fc38.x86_64 conflicts with libswscale-free provided by libswscale-free-6.0-2.fc38.x86_64

(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)

ffmpeg-5.1.3 installed on Fedora 37 just fine

Change History (2)

comment:1 by slycordinator, 12 months ago

ffmpeg doesn't make the packages that you use in Fedora.

Presumably, you're using packages from rpmfusion.

In any case, it seems some workarounds/solutions are provided at https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f38-i-can-not-install-ffmpeg-so-can-i-rotate-videos-with-some-other-library/81477/10

comment:2 by Elon Musk, 12 months ago

Resolution: wontfix
Status: newclosed
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