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Easy way to install Multimedia codecs, flash, java, mplayer
Posted 07-07-2009 at 11:06 AM by craigevil
Tags codecs, debian, media, multimedia, plugins
New Debian users tend to struggle tryng to get things like java and flash installed. here is a simple and easy way to get the things you want.
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Here are some popular multimedia packages for you to install.
You can install them one at a time.
When you are done, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
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1 - mplayer installs mplayer + w32codecs and all related multimedia packages.
2 - mozilla-mplayer Installs firefox mozilla-mplayer plugin + w32codecs
(Removes kaffeine-mozilla firefox plugin if required.)
3 - k9copy Installs k9copy and related libraries.
4 - acroread Installs Adobe acroread pdf reader.
5 - mozilla-acroread Installs firefox mozilla-acroread pdf reader plugin.
6 - realplayer Installs realplayer proprietary Real Audio media player.
7 - libdvdcss Installs dvd playback libs.
8 - lame Installs program to allow encoding of mp3 files.
9 - ffmpeg ffplay multimedia player, ffserver streaming server
and the ffmpeg audio and video encoder. Supports most existing file formats (AVI,
MPEG, OGG, Matroska, ASF...) and encoding formats (MPEG, DivX, MPEG4, AC3, DV...)
10 - flash Installs flash support for web browsers
11 - java Installs java support for web browsers
12 - quit Exit script.
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Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.
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Originally Posted by craigevil
exoodles debian multimedia installer script
To install, do, as root: cd /usr/local/bin; wget -Nc ex.505.ru; chmod +x exoodles; exoodles
To install, do, as root: cd /usr/local/bin; wget -Nc ex.505.ru; chmod +x exoodles; exoodles
Here are some popular multimedia packages for you to install.
You can install them one at a time.
When you are done, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
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1 - mplayer installs mplayer + w32codecs and all related multimedia packages.
2 - mozilla-mplayer Installs firefox mozilla-mplayer plugin + w32codecs
(Removes kaffeine-mozilla firefox plugin if required.)
3 - k9copy Installs k9copy and related libraries.
4 - acroread Installs Adobe acroread pdf reader.
5 - mozilla-acroread Installs firefox mozilla-acroread pdf reader plugin.
6 - realplayer Installs realplayer proprietary Real Audio media player.
7 - libdvdcss Installs dvd playback libs.
8 - lame Installs program to allow encoding of mp3 files.
9 - ffmpeg ffplay multimedia player, ffserver streaming server
and the ffmpeg audio and video encoder. Supports most existing file formats (AVI,
MPEG, OGG, Matroska, ASF...) and encoding formats (MPEG, DivX, MPEG4, AC3, DV...)
10 - flash Installs flash support for web browsers
11 - java Installs java support for web browsers
12 - quit Exit script.
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Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.
Total Comments 5
Comments
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New Version in the works:
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exoodles - multimedia installer - version 3.9.0
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The following are the available options for package installs. Please note that each
main application will also get all required codecs and libs added automatically,
so there's no need to manually install the specific codecs unless you want to.
You can return to this main menu to pick from another group to install
more packages, then to exit, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
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1 - audio-video-players mplayer, kaffeine, amarok, realplayer
2 - browsers-internet (coming soon) will have at least opera, swiftfox, chrome
3 - codecs-plugins libdvdcss, ffmpeg, lame, w32codecs, flash, mozilla mplayer plugin.
4 - editing-authoring brasero, k3b, k9copy, mencoder, qdvdauthor
5 - misc-media Acroread, evince-gtk, Java,
6 - quit Exit script.Posted 08-10-2009 at 09:28 PM by craigevil 
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New Version ready for use:
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Exoodles - Multimedia Installer Script - Version: 3.9.15
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The following are the available options for package installs. Please note that each
main application will also get all required codecs and libs added automatically,
so there's no need to manually install the specific codecs unless you want to.
Exoodles believes that your Debian distribution level is: unstable
and will install packages using the package manager: apt-get
You can return to this main menu to pick from another group to install
more packages, then to exit, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
There are 3 main types of programs, which will require libraries and packages from the
following desktops, or none, in the case of CLI tools. The amount of libraries required
varies application to application, but you will see what will be added for each package
and can decide whether to install it all or not.
QT/KDE; GTK/Gnome; CLI (command line tools). The script will note which applies.
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1 - browsers-internet google chrome opera, opera beta, skype
2 - codecs-plugins libdvdcss, ffmpeg, gstreamer-plugins, lame, w32codecs, flash,
mplayer mozilla plugin, vlc mozilla plugin.
3 - editing-authoring brasero, k3b, k9copy, mencoder, qdvdauthor, xdvdshrink
4 - media-players-audio aqualung, amarok, audacious, banshee, gmusicbrowser,
quod-libet, streamtuner
5 - media-players-video mplayer, kaffeine, vlc, xine
6 - misc-media Acroread, audacity, evince-gtk, Java, streamripper
7 - quit Exit script.
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Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.
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1) browsers-internet 4) media-players-audio 7) quit
2) codecs-plugins 5) media-players-video
3) editing-authoring 6) misc-media
#?Posted 08-17-2009 at 10:40 PM by craigevil
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Exoodles - Multimedia Installer - Version: 3.9.24 Date: 2009-08-23
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The following are the available options for package installs. Please note that each
main application will also get all required codecs and libs added automatically,
so there's no need to manually install the specific codecs unless you want to.
Exoodles believes that your Debian distribution level is: unstable
and will install packages using the package manager: apt-get
You can return to this main menu to pick from another group to install
more packages, then to exit, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
There are 3 main types of programs, which will require libraries and packages from the
following desktops, or none, in the case of CLI tools. The amount of libraries required
varies application to application, but you will see what will be added for each package
and can decide whether to install it all or not.
QT/KDE; GTK/Gnome; CLI (command line tools). The script will note which applies.
Check each subsection for complete package list.
See exoodles -h for advanced setup help options for some applications.
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1 - browsers-internet google chrome, opera, opera beta, java, flash, skype,
acroread mozilla plugin, mplayer mozilla plugin, vlc mozilla plugin.
2 - codecs-plugins libdvdcss, ffmpeg, flac, gstreamer-plugins, lame, vorbis-tools, w32codecs
3 - editing-authoring brasero, k3b, k9copy, lxdvdrip, mencoder, qdvdauthor, xdvdshrink
4 - media-players-audio aqualung, amarok, audacious, banshee, gmusicbrowser,
quod-libet, streamtuner
5 - media-players-video mplayer, kaffeine, vlc, xine
6 - miscellaneous-media abcde, acroread, audacity, evince-gtk, Java, streamripper
7 - quit Exit script.
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Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.
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1) browsers-internet 4) media-players-audio 7) quit
2) codecs-plugins 5) media-players-video
3) editing-authoring 6) miscellaneous-media
#?Posted 12-28-2009 at 10:50 PM by craigevil
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Nice script there craigevil
Posted 03-06-2010 at 07:36 PM by rokytnji
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Exoodles - Multimedia Installer - Version: 3.9.31 Date: 2010-02-24
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The following are the available options for package installs. Please note that each
main application will also get all required codecs and libs added automatically,
so there's no need to manually install the specific codecs unless you want to.
Exoodles believes that your Debian distribution level is: unstable
and will install packages using the package manager: apt-get
You can return to this main menu to pick from another group to install
more packages, then to exit, just hit the quit number and the script will exit.
There are 3 main types of programs, which will require libraries and packages from the
following desktops, or none, in the case of CLI tools. The amount of libraries required
varies application to application, but you will see what will be added for each package
and can decide whether to install it all or not.
QT/KDE; GTK/Gnome; CLI (command line tools). The script will note which applies.
Check each subsection for complete package list.
See exoodles -h for advanced setup help options for some applications.
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1 - browsers-internet google chrome, opera, opera beta, java, flash, skype,
acroread mozilla plugin, mplayer mozilla plugin, vlc mozilla plugin.
2 - codecs-plugins libdvdcss, ffmpeg, flac, gstreamer-plugins, lame, vorbis-tools, w32codecs
3 - editing-authoring brasero, k3b, k9copy, lxdvdrip, mencoder, qdvdauthor, xdvdshrink
4 - media-players-audio aqualung, amarok, audacious, banshee, gmusicbrowser,
quod-libet, streamtuner
5 - media-players-video mplayer, kaffeine, vlc, xine
6 - miscellaneous-media abcde, acroread, audacity, evince-gtk, Java, streamripper
7 - quit Exit script.
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Please type the appropriate number and hit enter.
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1) browsers-internet 4) media-players-audio 7) quit
2) codecs-plugins 5) media-players-video
3) editing-authoring 6) miscellaneous-mediaPosted 06-26-2010 at 10:23 PM by craigevil
