newbie: howto install mplayer codecs

[Robin Laing]

jim lawrence wrote:
> 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/*

FWIW
I created a link instead of copying the files.  It makes it easier.

> mkdir /usr/lib/win32
> cp /usr/local/lib/codecs/* /usr/lib/win32
> 
> restart firefox  about:config
> 
> 
> enjoy
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Robin Laing