Fedora Core, not installing mpeg codecs

archlyric · 03-24-2004, 09:35 PM

it seems its not installing the proper codecs so i can watch videos and listen to mp3s, ive tried to uninstall xmms with out sucess, it says this when i do

Code:

[root@localhost dosbox-0.60]# rpm -e xmms
error: Failed dependencies:
        libxmms.so.1 is needed by (installed) kdeaddons-3.1.4-2
[root@localhost dosbox-0.60]#

any suggestions, ive even tried compiling without succcess

fancypiper · 03-24-2004, 09:41 PM

I use xine or mplayer for videos.

Get your mp3 support here

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archlyric · 03-25-2004, 01:08 PM

big thanks man, i just upgraded xmms to fix the codec problem, i wonder why there were licensing problems with mp3s

fancypiper · 03-25-2004, 02:26 PM

The mp3 codec isn't open source.