Another computer problem in the world order. This time it dealt with a free and open source application called Cinelerra GG, that I installed on MX Linux, which is a debian derivation linux operating system distribution. Cinelerra allows you to edit video, create videos, create video documentaries, etcetera.
I installed Cinelerra on a quad core desktop computer with MX Linux distribution. However, the first time I tried launching this application from the program menu, nothing happened. Further investigation of mine did not lead to a solution.
I tried launching Cinelerra GG via the command line with this simple command:
cin
Cinelerra still would not open. However, by running it in a command line terminal, an error message was displayed on screen. The file libva-drm.so.1 was missing.
I tried installing this missing library file with the following command:
apt-get install libva-drm.so.1
However, apt-get could not find this file. This type of fiasco is nothing new in Linux. Especially, if you use a derivation Linux distribution like MX Linux.
MX Linux is a Debian derivation distribution based on Debian Linux. It by no means is exactly the same as Debian, Ubuntu, etcetera. I could not find this exact Linux library file in any Internet searches.
Finally, I used rpmfind.net and found the correct library file. However, it was named differently. The correct Linux library file to install is:
libva-drm1
The correct command to run is:
apt-get install libva-drm1
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This library file successfully installed without adding any additional repository. Cinelerra then successfully launched. These instructions were written for MX Linux 18.3 operating system installed on a quad core computer. However, you can use these instructions as a basis point for other possible Linux distributions.
Initially, I had to enable the IGN cinelerra-gg.org repository in MX Linux, in order to install Cinelerra GG program. These are the types of problems that can arise when using a non standard so to speak Linux distribution.