Comment 4 for bug 754758

I also have a simlar problem with LMDE - 64bit version.

uname -a
Linux debian-desktop 3.0.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Sat Aug 27 16:21:11 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

If i try to resolve the dependancies manually this it the path I go down:

apt-get install mint-meta-codecs
.. blah, blah...

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mint-meta-codecs : Depends: gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg but it is not going to be installed

apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libavcodec-extra-53 libavformat-extra-53 libavutil-extra-51 libpostproc52 libswscale-extra-2
Suggested packages:
  libfaad0
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libavcodec53 libavutil51
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53 libavformat-extra-53 libavutil-extra-51 libpostproc52 libswscale-extra-2
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

.. Y to continue..

apt-get install mint-meta-codecs
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mint-meta-codecs : Depends: gstreamer0.10-plugins-really-bad but it is not going to be installed

apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-really-bad
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gstreamer0.10-plugins-really-bad : Depends: libmjpegtools-2.0-0 but it is not going to be installed

apt-get install libmjpegtools-2.0-0
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libmjpegtools-2.0-0 : Depends: libquicktime2 (>= 3:1.2.2) but it is not going to be installed

apt-get install libquicktime2
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libquicktime2 : Depends: libavcodec53 (>= 5:0.8) but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: libavutil51 (>= 5:0.8) but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: libswscale2 (>= 5:0.8) but it is not going to be installed

apt-get install libavutil51
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libavcodec53
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-53 libavformat-extra-53 libavutil-extra-51 libpostproc52 libswscale-extra-2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libavcodec53 libavutil51

As you can see it takes me in circle centred around 'gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg' which (in my senairo) is the 1st dependacy and ending in a dependancy (libavutil51) that wants to remove 'gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg'

Not sure if this is a bug or something mis configured on my machine... but thought I would add my 2pence worth and see if anyone has any advice??

cheers :)