On 3/30/06, Stanton Finley <stanfinley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > 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? > > 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. I suspect that the best way to install mplayer codecs is to use greysector repository with yum http://rpm.greysector.net/ and then yum install mplayer-codecs mplayer-codecs-extra Paul
