audio video programs will not open after recent update

Hi Jeremy!
Did you install package "ubuntu-restricted-extras" from repositories?
And I dont understand why you mentioned F-Spot, it`s a program to manage photos :)

Hi :)

During boot-up do you get the grub menu offering lots of choices for booting into Ubuntu? The 2nd option should have "Recovery mode" near the end of it's line. This should get you to a disturbingly blue screen but witha helpful menu. Try "Clear some space" and then "Fix broken packages" and finally "Resume normal boot". Hopefully now it should all work again?

Whenever you upgrade or install a new version of Ubuntu it is wise to work through the medibuntu worksheet to make sure you have multimedia issues all sorted in 1 go
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
Part of that includes getting the restricted extras but the medibuntu page brings it all together in one single page guide

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

I tried to clear some space and fix broken packages under the recovery mode but I still cant open any A/V programs.

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> Subject: Re: [Question #107311]: audio video programs will not open after recent update
> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:08:35 +0000
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> Hi :)
>
> During boot-up do you get the grub menu offering lots of choices for
> booting into Ubuntu? The 2nd option should have "Recovery mode" near the
> end of it's line. This should get you to a disturbingly blue screen but
> witha helpful menu. Try "Clear some space" and then "Fix broken
> packages" and finally "Resume normal boot". Hopefully now it should all
> work again?
>
> Whenever you upgrade or install a new version of Ubuntu it is wise to work through the medibuntu worksheet to make sure you have multimedia issues all sorted in 1 go
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
> Part of that includes getting the restricted extras but the medibuntu page brings it all together in one single page guide
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
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Hi :)

Did you get any error messages stopping the clear space or the "Fix broken packages" or did that go smoothly?

The next step is to work through the Medibuntu worksheet
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)