installing HandBrake

[E-Tramp]

I have been trying today to install a program Handbrake which I have used before and Liked in Windows. The problem is that I have tried three times to install it, and each time I have used The HandBrakeCLI installation. It installs, I guess, but, once I finish installing it won't do anything. I run the command Line and the window disappears after I put the program title into it, and nothing happens. no user interface no nothing.

I started to try installing the HandBrakeGTK version w/GUI interface, and I get this huge list of programs to uninstall from my version of Knoppix, and a smaller one of programs to install in addition. I wouldn't hesitate with the installation if it was just a question of additional installations of processes, but, to uninstall so many of the programs that are native to the Knoppix program? I don't know from my lack of experience if I need any of the uninstall programs but, I sure don't want to find out after I have made the mistake of getting rid of them.

Can anyone tell me why I am getting nothing from the CLI version?

[E-Tramp]

Also, since I couldn't get a successful HandBrake installation that worked I tried Arista, and it installed alright but, when I try to make conversions to use in my Android Smart Phone, it tells me that I need a plugin to play the file I was trying to create. The plugin that Arista wants to install is GStreamer element faac, which the program says it can't find to install. Now, I don't know much about Linux distributions, but, I do know that GNome player in Knoppix plays MP4 files without any plugin, and I don't see why Arista has to have another plugin to play a file just to create the file.

I am trying to be flexible here but finding a Video converter to convert Videos for my Android is a must and it isn't going very well at all. It's a simple job why can't I find something that will do it?

[klaus2008]

You did not write which version of Knoppix you are using.

Can anyone tell me why I am getting nothing from the CLI version?

Have you issued

HandBrakeCLI --help

in an LXTerminal and read its manual page?

man HandBrakeCLI

or https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide

Have you tried to install the programs from the Debian multimedia repository?

I successfully installed handbrake-gtk on Knoppix 7.0.5 CD and DVD.

[E-Tramp]

This is to Klaus. When You installed GTK did you notice if it uninstalled a bunch of other programming? I don't know if you read the information before you did it but, it has a list that is around 120 something programs long. Did you check to see if those continued to work, or did you notice any problems with conflicting systems? I would like to try the GTK version, as I suppose it is the same as the version I used with Windows, but, I just don't know about all of those programs that have to be removed.

[klaus2008]

Hi, E-Tramp!

I booted off the Knoppix 7.0.5 DVD.
In an LXTerminal I issued

sudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list

I added the line

deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org wheezy main non-free

I saved the file, closed the editor and issued

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

The additional packages 'libmkv0 libmp4v2-2 libx264-130' were installed and the package 'libmp3lame0' was upgraded.
After its installation you can find HandBrake in the menu. If you select the menu entry 'About' in Handbrake's 'Help' menu you can read the version 'HandBrake rev20121007 (i686)'.