On 3/29/06, Nat Gross <nat101l@xxxxxxxxx> 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 -- Registered Linux User: #376813 www.fedorajim.homelinux.com
