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Issues Fixed

    Admin Yadbash
    By Admin Yadbash

    Below are resolved issues using Yad on Debian based linux with gtk / gnome (Ubuntu) desktops

     

    ===NO VIDEO===

     

    Issue # 1 - yad --html  --browser --uri="/path/video.mp4"  # Plays audio only and video is not shown.


    Resolution:  Install sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-libav first and then remaining in order shown and check issue is fixed after installing each file in order shown.

     


    sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-good

    sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-libav 

    sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-alsa 
    
sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio
    
sudo libgl1-mesa-dri

     
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    issue #2 - WebKit wasn't able to find a WebVTT encoder. Subtitles handling will be degraded unless gst-plugins-bad is installed.
     
    Resolution:

    sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad

     
     
    issue #3 - yad will not compile with --sourceview option during compile process.
     
    Resolution:

    sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 

    sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-common 

    sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

     
     
    issue #4 -  yad --html --browser --uri="http://your-website-try.com" will not open.
     
    Resolution:

    sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0 

    sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev

    [Compile yad 12.0  with --enable-html]

    autoreconf -ivf && intltoolize

-> ./configure --enable-html --enable-sourceview

-> make

-> make install

-> gtk-update-icon-cache

    -> exit

     
     
    issue #5 -  Unable to locate package libgtksourceview-3.0-dev 
     
    Resolution:

     add this to the bottom of /etc/apt/sources.list

     deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main

     sudo atp-get update

    Then install: sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

     
     
    issue #6 -  Sparkylinux 7 comes with Yad 12.x with Webkit built in (AWESOME !!)
                      2 issues concerning executing and seeing mp4 video.
     
    Issue 6A: mp4 will not execute via yad script - error= no xapp package

    Resolution:

    sudo apt-get install libxapp-gtk3-module



    Issue 6B: mp4 will not display via yad script (same error as previouse verision)

    Resolution:

    sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-libav

     
     

    ===yad COMPILE ERROR===

     

    Issue # 7 -warning: macro 'AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT' not found in library


    Resolution:  Install libglib2.0-dev

     


    sudo apt-get install -y libglib2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev

     

     

    ** (if comment is not in file /etc/default/grub, then just add it under GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID="false")
     

    Issue # 9 -  Chromium fails to load with error:

    libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

     Resolution:  EReinstall intel video drivers

     
    sudo apt-get install --reinstall intel-media-va-driver:amd64


    sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep -i intel | awk '{print $2}')
     
     

    Issue # 10 -  yad will not display html page, xapp-gtk3-module not loading  | VM - Virtualbox

    xapp error: failed to load xapp-gtk3-moduled | libEGL warning

     Resolution:  Install below packages

    sudo apt install xapp-sn-watcher libxapp-gtk3-module

     

     

    Issue # 11 -  Image will not display in yad dialog --picture

    yad --picture --filename="my-pic.png" --> error: image not showing 

     Resolution:  Install below packages

    update this file: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64