Ubuntu – Cannot install PS3 Media Server on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

14.04mediaserverpackage-managementps3software installation

I cannot install the PS3 Media Server onto Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I try to run the recommended commands I get the following error message.

"The following packages have unmet dependencies: ps3mediaserver : Depends : ps3mediaserver-multiarch but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages."

The commands I used are:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:happy-neko/ps3mediaserver

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ps3mediaserver

I do not know what the "ps3mediaserver-multiarch" part is about at all. I have searched high and low but no one seems to really know. I have even posted on other Ubuntu support sites. No one seems to know on the other sites. Does anyone have any ideas on a way to get PS3 Media Server installed on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? O_o Any feed back is much appreciated.

Just a heads up, I have installed mencoder, ffmpeg and other transcoding tools like VLC, ect. This did not assist in solving the issue.

I have tried user278794's solution from another thread but that does not work either.

Their commands were as follows.

 sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

paste this

 deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/happy-neko/ps3mediaserver/ubuntu raring main
 deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/happy-neko/ps3mediaserver/ubuntu raring main

exit.

 sudo apt-get install ps3mediaserver

The first sudo command goes right. But when I try to paste the next lines into the editing window it will not save them. When I try to save/exit it gives off this message.

 "Could not find the file "/etc/apt/sources.list". Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."

Am I doing something wrong with those commands?

I am rather new to Linux Ubuntu so I am not sure. As the software package is not available in the software center this is rather frustrating. Again, any feedback is much appreciated.

Best Answer

I followed the solution listed here: http://adam.pohorecki.pl/blog/2014/05/16/how-to-install-ps3-media-server-on-ubuntu-14-dot-04-trusty-tahr/

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:happy-neko/ps3mediaserver
sudo sed -i s/trusty/raring/ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/happy-neko-ps3mediaserver-trusty.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ps3mediaserver

Worked great for me!