On 3/29/06, Oldman <talbotscott@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 19:58 -0500, Nat Gross 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 > > > Nat: > download either the all-codecs or the required-codecs packages from > mplayer-hq. Make the directory /usr/local/lib/win32 and using either > the tar command or the archive tool extract the files to that directory. > > That should be all you need. Scott, maybe that's all I need. But Jim's 'play by play' including details on chmod is a winner! It's the little things that trap Linux newbies. Thanks. nat
