Thread: Linux

Havin fun are ya?
Thing about installing apps on linux you don't have registry to fuck with you want to uninstall delete the dir I usually install my stuff in /usr/local/%app_dir% maknig it vey easy to remove the thing if it ain't what I want. It is nice to be able to try differnt apps, dump 'em and move on to the next. Or is it? keep looking you'll find what you want and you'll be able to tweak it the way you want.

if you haven't, here's link to the ManDVD dev page: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=38347
some interesting dependencies:

DVD Slideshow >= 0.7.5
mencoder
mplayer
MKISOFS >= 2.01
xine > 0.99.4
lame >= 3.97
dvdauthor >= 0.6.11
mjpegtools >= 1.8.0
netpbm >= 10.29
ImagMagick >= 6.2.4
transcode >= 1.0.2
dvd+rw-tools >= 5.21.4

So yeah looks like you;ve got some downloadin' to do .
I don't fuckaround too much with multimedia, 'cvept to make it work in a web page or application, but from what i've read, all the DVD authoring tools bring together a group of other apps to create the production. Think you'll find that the professional production are created on some flavor of *nix. even if it is OS X.
keep fuckin' with it and I'll bet you'll get one hell of a package together to create some whiz-bang videos. be great for everybody to hear how your progessing in your quest. I know this has become one of my favorite threads. "Windows user Makes Good" and all that...

Hey on an administered, normal system that is the only place you have to install apps (home_dir). This is fine; infact, i would continue to do this while testing. When you get the package you want move it to /usr/local/%appname%

On my machine '/,' '/usr/local,' '/home' and '/var' are separate partitions. I never install as root but I set myself up as a member of a group "adm," I give full access to /var & /usr/local to this group.

I will test in my home dir then promote successful apps to /usr/local

When compiling apps many will default to /usr/local and you've got to run configure with "prefix=~userID" or /home/userID. Continue to do this until you're where you want to be. Then set the thing up in /usr/local. more work maybe but afer you've done a few app installs it gets easy and in the long run it pays dividends.