handbrake for linux mint 11

[gatorade]

I want to install handbrake for mint 11 ,I went to the handbrake download page here http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php and went to the Ubuntu link , but I wasn't sure which one to use.

[sagirfahmid3]

You need the one for Natty Narwhal (11.04).

[gatorade]

ok, how do I install it?

I was reading the link "read about installing " but I'm still a bit unsure of what to do.

where do I find the PPA overview page its talking about? is it referring to the package manager?


"Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads Adding this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks like:
ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above."

what am I supposed to enter when I open a terminal?
is this correct? "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa"


this is what it says for the next step

Step 3: Now, as a one-off, you should tell your system to pull down the latest list of software from each archive it knows about, including the PPA you just added:
sudo apt-get update
Now you're ready to start installing software from the PPA!


ok, I've just tried this and I think I did it right , now how/where do I install the program from?

[veggen]

Go to "Software manager", Edit -> Software sources, add ppa:handbrake-ubuntu/ppa to the list (I think that is the correct PPA for HandBrake, overview page is here). Other way, I'd personally prefer, is to simply download the portable version from here.

[gatorade]

Veggen,

that's the same webpage I was reading before.

I tried what you suggested but I didn't see where I was supposed to add to the list in software sources. I got this error when I tried to add it to the list.

"Could not download all repository indexes
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/handbrake-ubun ... ce/Sources 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/handbrake-ubun ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead."

Maybe I'll just try downloading the portable version as you suggested. What's the difference between them?

and how do I undo what I did previously, or do I need to ?

[gatorade]

the link for the portable version says its a 32-bit , and my laptop is a 64 bit.

will it still work?

[sagirfahmid3]

Yeah, but you wont be able to utilize RAM higher than 3.25GB

[gatorade]

ok, I'll give it a try and see how it works. My laptop only has 4GB RAM anyways, so I'm not really going to miss much unless I install more.

will installing it the other way utilize all of it?

so how do I uninstall all the other stuff I downloaded before while trying to get it to work?

[veggen]

It seems that there's no build for Ubuntu 11.10 (Mint 12) in that PPA, I think that is why you get 404 errors. That kinda sucks...
Try this: remove the PPA you added (since it obviously doesn't work) and add ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases (just click on "Add..." and paste the name). When it is added (two new lines appear, but ignore the one that says "(Source Code)"), click on it (the "binaries" one), click "Edit", and in the "distribution" field type "natty" instead "oneiric". That will force it to get the packages for Ubuntu 11.04 but it should work. Now, open terminal and type these:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

That should be it. If it fails for any reason, report here and we'll try to help you further.
Regarding the portable version, "portable" only means that it needs no install, just download and run. If 32bit works for you (it should, but give it a go), it might be the easiest way. As stated, it will not use more that 3.25GB of RAM (but that's hardly an issue since some of your 4GB will always be busy anyway, so it will probably never hit that limit). 64bit would be able to use whatever.

I am under an impression that you haven't downloaded or installed anything, just added a PPA, so no need to remove anything except the PPA. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[gatorade]

yeah, I think that's all I did.

I'll try what you said tomorrow and post the results.

[gatorade]

how do I remove the PPA that was added?

Is this the correct code?

sudo apt-get purge ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

[veggen]

The command is not correct. But you can just edit software sources, as explained above, and remove it there. It's a GUI way, so no need to type anything.