newbie: howto install mplayer codecs

[Stanton Finley]

On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 12:32 -0500, Nat Gross wrote:
> On 3/30/06, Roger Grosswiler <roger at gwch.net> 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.
> >
> > livna repos supply (it seems) all codecs in their packages. i prefer
> > installing it via yum, also the firefox-plugin.
> >
> > yum install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins mplayerplug-in
> >
> > ...have even .wmv-support with...
> >
> > Roger
> I can use yum to automate *all* aspects of mplayer??
> Since I always have problems with the livna repo I used freshrpms, but
> I didn't realize I can also yum the codecs.
> My cmdline buffer shows I did:
> #yum install mplayer
> # yum install mplayerplug-in mplayer-skins
> Then I came here to find out about the codecs.
> So, what now?
> Thanks
> nat
> 

You could follow the directions in the Xine section of
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html It also
covers mplayer codec installation.
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Stanton Finley
http://stanton-finley.net/