Edit the .deb file to allow installation

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isn't it possible to install mplayer and devede at the same time?

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I use Smplayer which uses Mplayer, I want to install Devede to create DVDs that can be played on DVD players. When I install Devede, it removes Mplayer and install Mplayer2 which doesn't work with Smplayer. I reinstall Mplayer, it removes Devede

I tried watching .flv using smplayer with mplayer2 installed instead of mplayer, and it gives an mplayer error. Mp4 works fine with mplayer2 and smplayer

/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -nofs -nomouseinput -sub-fuzziness 1 -identify -slave -vo xv -ao pulse -nokeepaspect -nodr -double -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -stop-xscreensaver -wid 77594663 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -ass -embeddedfonts -ass-line-spacing 0 -ass-font-scale 1 -noflip-hebrew -ass-styles /home/elie/.config/smplayer/styles.ass -subfont-autoscale 0 -subfont-osd-scale 20 -subfont-text-scale 20 -subcp CP1256 -vid 0 -aid 0 -subpos 100 -volume 62 -cache 2048 -ss 572 -osdlevel 0 -vf-add screenshot -noslices -channels 2 -af scaletempo,equalizer=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 -softvol -softvol-max 110 /home/elie/Videos/Youtube Videos/Chess/Chess_openings_Slav_Defence_small.flv



Unknown option on the command line: --noflip-hebrew

Error parsing option on the command line: -noflip-hebrew

MPlayer2 2.0-701-gd4c5b7f-2ubuntu2 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team

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answered 2 Years ago torlim · Accepted Answer

Edit the .deb file to allow installation

First, find the DEVEDE .deb file, usually in /var/cache/apt/archives. Copy the full path to the DEB file.

Then:

$ cd `mktemp -d`

$ dpkg-deb -e "</path/to/devede.deb>"

$ dpkg-deb -x "</path/to/devede.deb>" .

Now try to edit the control file with your text editor (gedit in this example) and change the dependencies:

$ gedit DEBIAN/control

In the Depends: line you will see there ..., mplayer2, ... now add mplayer and change that to:

..., mplayer2 | mplayer, ...

Save & Close.

Now run these commands:

$ dpkg-deb -b . "<newpackage.deb>"

$ sudo dpkg -i "<newpackage.deb>"

Welcome, DEVEDE!