I am enjoying Xine, but would also like to have the ability to play wmv files. I noticed on Xine's website, you can download the rpm packages for the codecs, but is there a way to use apt-get to do this? I'm a n00b and would really like to stick with apt-get right now to install things. What would be the package name to install?

Thanks!

Troy

Hello there mate, Well first run a "apt-get update" to make sure your sources are up to date then run "apt-get install w32codecs" and that should install it for you.

Any probs let me know

Also i am running Sid, but should be ok with whatever version you are using

Thanks. I tried it, but it didn't work :

root@mainserver:/home/troy# apt-get install w32codecs
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package w32codecs

Any other ideas?

Troy

Hi, Just the problems is the sources.list file.. you need to add another apt source.

Now im assuming know how to edit so what you need to do is;

su -
password:

Then type vi /etc/apt/sources.list

then add the line below exactly

deb http://hpisi.nerim.net/ unstable main


dont touch any of the other lines, then save the changes. Now pass the command "apt-get update" then "apt-get install w32codecs"

let me know how you get on.... if you are not sure how to edit this file also let me know and i will help you with that.

Londonboi

That did it! Thanks a ton!!!!!!!!!

Troy

Hey great, im glad it worked out for you! Have fun with it, also you may like aviplay, If you listed to internet radio and other MS stuff then aviplay will be what you want. Go one give it a try

Have fun
Londonboi

thanks londonboi, I found your solution very useful

Hey guys,

This one didn't really work for me. I went to the guy's site who hosts these updates and he says he has a new site. I put that in but its still the same deal.

[root@rodericj public_html]# apt-get update
E: Type 'deb' is not known in on line 10 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
[root@rodericj public_html]#

Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

Could you post the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file please so i can see what the problem is.

Londonboi

Note that Christian Marillat's repository has moved. Use the following line in your sources.list instead:

# $Id: sources.list,v 1.8 2003/04/16 09:59:58 dude Exp $

# Red Hat Linux 9
rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
deb http://hpisi.nerim.net unstable main
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms


The rest is all commented out...So there is nothing else.
Still get the same error...

Ummm....Red Hat??? Are you not running a Debian distro? AFAIK, you have to be running Debian to use apt-get.

Troy

I am running Red Hat 9. I didn't know anything about this Debian Distro stuff.

Apparently redhat is not part of this program huh?

I guess I am out of luck.

Then back to the topic here. How do I run avi's from xine?

***NOTE*** The Below is only for rpm based distros. if you are running a debian based distro please see above


Ok, Well it has been a while since i have used redhat, I am a Debian man myself, but i had a google around and found this site, which you may find usefull,

http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/xine/

note that near the bottom of the page are the instuctions and and links to download everything you need, including the Xine player and all plugins I.E. w32codecs which will play nearly all windows formats.

that page also gives you instuctions on how to install the rpms and which ones to download.

Let us know how you get on.

Um, you're in the wrong forum then.