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After getting vlc-2.0.3tar.gz I extracted it and then tried the ./install, but it gave me an error. Then i did ./configure and got this..

configure: error: No package 'dbus-1' found.

Then tried this:

apt-get install dbus-1

But I got this: 

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

What do I do next?

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    Is there a particular reason for building it from source? VLC 2.0.3 appears to be the current version in the Ubuntu repositories (install in software center/sudo apt-get install vlc in the terminal).

    If you want to build it, you need -dev versions of packages to provide the headers - probably libdbus-1-dev in this case.

     – chronitis Aug 31 '12 at 13:28

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The two problems are separate.

The second problem means that there is an instance of another package related software running -- for example an update. Try ps -eaf | grep apt or ps -eaf | grep dpkg. If you really get stuck, try restarting the computer (yeah, this is not the canonical way of solving things, but might be the easiest one).

As for the first problem, why are you trying to compile and install it from the tar.gz archive? Look here, it is possible to install it using a Ubuntu package.

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  • Try running "apt-get install dbus-1" without using sudo and you'll get the same error. I think that's what's missing. – roadmr Aug 31 '12 at 13:34
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To install dbus development libraries, try this:

sudo apt-get install libdbus-1-dev

That said, I also think that you should simply install the Ubuntu-provided VLC (2.0.1 for Ubuntu 12.04):

sudo apt-get install vlc

However if you prefer to install from the tar.gz, please see this related answer:

How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?

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  • well i downloaded the vlc version from soptpedia and now want to install it as i dont want to again use internet based downloading by the software center.. so i am trying through the terminal command prompt way – mohit Aug 31 '12 at 13:48
  • I fail to understand how downloading using apt-get or sofware center is different/worse than getting it from softpedia. Still, I updated my answer with some data on how to unpack the source and compile it. – roadmr Aug 31 '12 at 15:35
  • Please, refrain from shouting with all-caps. – Nanne Jan 02 '13 at 11:04
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ctrl+alt+t

sudo apt-get build-dep vlc

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