Unmet dependencies on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64 bit)

[jymbob]

dpkg -i mkchromecast_0.3.2-1_all.deb gives the following:

Unpacking mkchromecast (0.3.2-1) over (0.3.2-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mkchromecast:
 mkchromecast depends on python-flask; however:
  Package python-flask is not installed.
 mkchromecast depends on python-pychromecast; however:
  Package python-pychromecast is not installed.
 mkchromecast depends on python-psutil; however:
  Package python-psutil is not installed.
 mkchromecast depends on sox (>= 14.4.1); however:
  Package sox is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package mkchromecast (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

python-pychromecast doesn't appear to be in the repositories.
Fetching the pychromecast deb from here then running apt-get -f install appears to fix it.
I've now installed it and connected to my Chromecast. Haven't actually tried sending anything yet.

[muammar]

@jymbob thanks for the report. Yes, that is expected. I will link your report in the wiki so others can benefit from this.

I am a debian developer, and I have decided that I will upload the package to debian archives to make things easier. I have already created an ITP for mkchromecast.

[muammar]

Package is now in debian repositories: https://packages.debian.org/unstable/mkchromecast. Once it is synced in latest ubuntu version, all dependencies will be installed.

[muammar]

Package is now in Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mkchromecast. I will close this report.

[akalongman]

@muammar
After running sudo dpkg -i mkchromecast_0.3.7.1-1_all.deb I have an error:

Selecting previously unselected package mkchromecast.
(Reading database ... 430276 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack mkchromecast_0.3.7.1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking mkchromecast (0.3.7.1-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mkchromecast:
 mkchromecast depends on python-pychromecast; however:
  Package python-pychromecast is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package mkchromecast (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mkchromecast

How to install python-pychromecast on ubuntu 16.04?

[muammar]

Try downloading from here: https://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/all/python-pychromecast/download and install it manually. Tell me if it works for you. By the way, what version of Ubuntu are you using?.

[akalongman]

@muammar I am using Ubuntu 16.04. Ok mkchromecast is installed and running, but it can not find my streaming device (chromecast audio)

[muammar]

@muammar I am using Ubuntu 16.04. Ok mkchromecast is installed and running, but it can not find my streaming device (chromecast audio)

Can you open a new issue, please?. Thanks.

[ludoo0d0a]

Hi, on my Ubuntu 16, installing python-pychromecast requires an update on python-protobuf
How to fix this ?

Préparation du dépaquetage de python-pychromecast_0.7.3-3_all.deb ...
Dépaquetage de python-pychromecast (0.7.3-3) sur (0.7.3-3) ...
dpkg: des problèmes de dépendances empêchent la configuration de python-pychromecast :
python-pychromecast dépend de python-protobuf (>= 3) ; cependant :
La version de python-protobuf sur le système est 2.6.1-1.3.

[muammar]

@ludoo0d0a You have two choices: 1) Follow the instructions to install from sources, or 2) try installing the missing dependency from here and all subsequent ones that may be missing too.

Mkchromecast deb package is compatible with Ubuntu 16.10 and up.