debian-multimedia
.org repository
Q. Why apt-get doesn't find this public key : NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907 ?
Q. Why mplayer is still in your repository ?
Q. How to know when a package is added ?
Q. How many time a need to wait to see a package in testing ?
Q. How many people are working on debian-multimedia ?
Q. How to report a bug ?
Q. How big are iso images generated from jigdo files ?
Q. Why a so ugly background color ?



Q. Why apt-get doesn't find this public key : NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907 ?
A. Install the debian-multimedia-keyring package with "dpkg -i debian-multimedia-keyring_2008.10.16_all.deb" (click on the link above to download the package).
And then do an 'apt-get update'.

Q. Why mplayer is still in your repository ?
A. Because my package is built with more features.
Here is the output of the configure script for i386 (only disabled options).

Official package :
Disabled optional drivers:
Input: radio tv-dshow nemesi libdvdcss(internal)
Codecs: xvid libdv toolame twolame libmad
Audio output: sun arts ivtv dxr2
Video output: zr zr2 ivtv dxr3 dxr2 vesa aa ggi winvidix vdpau bl xvr100 tdfx_vid wii s3fb

debian-multimedia package :
Disabled optional drivers :
Input : tv-dshow nemesi libdvdcss(internal)
Codecs : toolame
Audio output : sun ivtv dxr2
Video output : zr zr2 ivtv dxr2 vesa winvidix 3dfx bl xvr100 tdfx_vid wii

Q.How to know when a package is added ?
A. You can subscribe to the dmo.changes mailing list.
All changes (maximum 30/month) to my repository are sent to that list. To subscribe send an e-mail to with subscribe in the subject.
Or click on this link :

Q.How many time a need to wait to see a package in testing ?
A. My packages follow the same policy than the official packages. You can read the update_testing file updated every day at 10:00 (UTC+0200).

Q.How many people are working on debian-multimedia ?
A. Two. Thibaut Varene for ia64, powerpc and kfreebsd-amd64 arches and myself for amd64, armel, i386, kfreebsd-i386, mips, mipsel, powerpc and sparc arches.

Q.How to report a bug ?
A. If the bug is related to packaging you can send a bug report, otherwise the best is to contact the upstream author.

Q.How big are iso images generated from jigdo files ?
A. See the table bellow :
Note : No jigdo file for unstable.
Last updated : 26 december 2011.

Main Binaries
DistributionArchSize in MB
Testing
amd64507
armel470
armhf416
i386508
ia64498
kfreebsd-amd64433
kfreebsd-i386433
mips464
mipsel465
powerpc512
sparc475
Stable
amd64542
armel479
i386540
ia64489
kfreebsd-i386461
mipsel474
powerpc517
sparc483
Oldstable
alpha199
amd64250
armel219
hppa224
i386239
ia64235
mipsel212
powerpc241
sparc216

Non-free
DistributionArchSize in MB
Testing
amd6462
i38687
Stable
amd6462
i38687
Oldstable
amd6483
i386108
Main Sources
682
DistributionSize in MB
Oldstable297
Stable
Testing648
Unstable640

Q. Why a so ugly background color ?
A. Because I hate white background. Otherwise my second prefered color is orange. You have the choice...