jim lawrence wrote:
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/*
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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