Tested Fix for Ubuntu Trusty Silan bad cue in cue out times (play length)

[ghost]

Silan Version: 0.3.2-1build1 is BROKEN. It is fixed in later versions but not for Trusty.
This fix affects Ubuntu Trusty Silan issues in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty. I guess it is similar for Debian Jessie.

Based on Daniel James' posts in Airtime Forum. https://forum.sourcefabric.org/discussion/17273/bugfix-silan-packages-for-ubuntu-14-04-lts-039trusty039-now-available

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add:
deb http://apt.sourcefabric.org/ trusty main

Now do:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sourcefabric-keyring
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall silan=0.3.2~trusty~sfo-1

To check that it is properly installed do:
sudo dpkg -s silan | grep Version
It should now report: Version: 0.3.2~trusty~sfo-1

NOTE: This only changes new imports - it does not fix files that already imported.

@hairmare This really needs including in any Ubuntu Trusty Libretime install packages.

[hairmare]

This issue is a duplicate of #177 but it doesn't describe the problem at hand in a meaningful way. IMO the solution proposed here has some blocking problems.

I think it is very important that we replace the legacy upstream packages with something not dependent on legacy upstream (ie. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=855319). More info on this is also in the old taiga#18. I just started working on getting local builds from the NMU (info in #177 (comment)).

Adding install instructions to LibreTime would lead to users being very much at the mercy of legacy upstream. I feel it is negligent to recommend installing LibreTime in this fashion considering the AGPL issues some users have experienced with legacy upstream.

[ghost]

We do not understand this. This does provide an instant and tested workaround for users on Trusty - for a problem to which there is not, at the the time of writing, a solution in the current release - so it is of immediate use to some users, at least until your next release. As it is open source, License: GPL-2+ not AGPL, and works, it seems that you could adopt/copy/include the whole package into the Libretime Trusty installation pack, for automatic install, and not be at the mercy of anybody, as we suggested above. Closed as 'Unwanted'.

[smilingpeanut]

@ghost How would one apply this in Xenial? When attempting to install, I get this message:

The following packages have unmet dependencies: silan : Depends: libavcodec54 (>= 6:9.1-1) but it is not installable or libavcodec-extra-54 (>= 6:9.16) but it is not installable Depends: libavformat54 (>= 6:9.1-1) but it is not installable Depends: libavutil52 (>= 6:9.1-1) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[hairmare]

Hi @smilingpeanut

@ghost is the name GitHub assigns deleted users.

Complete instructions on replacing OS bundled versions of silan are available in the releasenotes.

Please create a new issue and post the exact steps you took that lead to the failure if the steps from the release notes don't work.
For general discussion/linux help you may also want to ask on our discource.

Cheers,
Lucas

[smilingpeanut]

@hairmare Oh, haha, I didn't know that about @ghost. I'll take a look at the release notes. Thank you!

[hairmare]

Duplicate of #177