"MLT's SDL module not found" on fresh install in Oneiric

This is due to compatibility error in with the MLT library in Oneiric

You can workaround the problem by creating the file

~/.kde/share/config/kdenliverc

with the contents

[version]
version=0.8

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Creating the file above simply skips the config wizard. It doesn't fix the config wizard. Settings -> Run Config Wizard will still fail.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdenlive/+bug/894840 has a patch that fixes the problem,
also pushed a package to https://code.launchpad.net/~j/+archive/ppa that works

j^

Are you able to follow the process in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToFix

I'm struggling for time.

sure, merge request at https://code.launchpad.net/~j/ubuntu/oneiric/kdenlive/fix-for-899580/+merge/84395

SRU required in Oneiric.

the package in the archive fails on start with a fresh install. See reviews in Software manager for user bad experience.

The patch fixes the Config wizard so that the program will start properly from a fresh install.

On 04/12/11 09:58, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
> ** Branch linked: lp:~j/ubuntu/oneiric/kdenlive/fix-for-899580
>
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http://www.kdenlive.org/mantis/view.php?id=2288

Is this also an issue in precise? I'll sponsor the SRU, but before it gets accepted please clarify if it affects precise as well, and if so, fix it, or if not, set the task to "invalid". Thanks!

Unsubscribing sponsors as there is currently nothing else to sponsor.

No Precise desktop equipment at the moment, but I do have Brightbox cloud which has a proper graphical console. One quick upgrade to 'ubuntu-desktop' later and I can confirm that kdenlive Config wizard works fine in Precise at the moment.

Setting Precise task to invalid. This is an Oneiric only fault.

Hello Neil, or anyone else affected,

Accepted kdenlive into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Confirmed the package corrects the initial wizard failure allowing the program to start up correctly.

Package purges and reinstalls correctly.
Package upgrades from previous version correctly.

Rerunning wizard from within the program works correctly.

Good to go from my point of view.

This is a fully featured video editor for Linux, with timelines, effects, custom screens, ability to break detach audio from video.

If you are having problems installing due to an error in MLT module, do the following to install this properly (tested with Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10).

First open a new terminal and remove Kdenlive if you have installed it already:
sudo apt-get remove kdenlive

Now let's a personal package archive to Ubuntu from one of the developers of kdenlive (which contains the correct version of MLT):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sunab/kdenlive-svn

Next, lets get Ubuntu to fetch the latest distributions of the PPAs:
sudo apt-get update

Let's install those latest greatest package upgrades:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Finally, lets install kdenlive (again):
sudo apt-get install kdenlive

And...now let's run it with "kdenlive"

Easy peasy when you know how, right? Enjoy this great video editor for Linux.

I'm interpreting comment 16 as a successful verification with a fumble of the tags, also no regression bugs found on the proposed version.
marking verification-done

This bug was fixed in the package kdenlive - 0.8-4ubuntu1

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kdenlive (0.8-4ubuntu1) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * add patch to work with mlt version in oneiric.
    LP: #899580
 -- Jan Gerber <email address hidden> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:50:25 +0100