newbie: howto install mplayer codecs

[jim lawrence]

On 3/29/06, Nat Gross <nat101l at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi;
> I have read and reread.... all kinds of info on mplayer codecs.
> Simple question(s).
> 1) WHERE do I install the codec(s)? Is it just a matter of a file copy?
> 2) WHICH codec do I need for wmv, avi, and mpeg files? (The mplayer
> site lists all kinds of details on so many codecs!  But no info for a
> newbie.)
> 3) Do I *need* to involve Firefox in the mix?
>
> This, on FC5 32-bit, 2ghz machine.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -nat
>

download the codecs  from Mplayer
http://www4.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20050412.tar.bz2

save to your home folder
mkdir tmp
each line is in the terminal
move the archive to the tmp folder
open terminal
cd tmp
tar xvfj *.tar.bz2
cd all-20050412
su
mkdir /usr/local/lib/codecs/
cp *.* /usr/local/lib/codecs/
cd /usr/local/lib/codecs/
chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/codecs/*
mkdir /usr/lib/win32
cp /usr/local/lib/codecs/* /usr/lib/win32

restart firefox  about:config


enjoy
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