how to play music and video in LINUX

sunil.13.79 · 07-21-2007, 02:13 AM

i have problem in playing movies and music in linux

HappyTux · 07-21-2007, 02:18 AM

Were going to need more than that distribution your using the version of it and what steps you have taken to try and get something to play would be a start.

slakmagik · 07-21-2007, 02:31 AM

Like HappyTux says, but with more words: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way. The best way to get good answers is to ask good questions. There wasn't a question in there at all.

jay73 · 07-21-2007, 06:37 AM

Those problem are quite normal. Most Linux distributions come without codecs because those tend to be patented and could lead to legal issues. As a workaround, codecs are available from third party repositories. Although a few distributions (such as PCLinuxOS couldn't care less and provide the codecs directly with the system anyway).

frenchn00b · 07-21-2007, 07:23 AM

my /etc/apt/sources.list for debian etch:

Code:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org stable main

deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ etch-backports main contrib non-free 
deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main contrib non-free

then :

Code:

apt-get install  vlc totem kaffeine mplayer kmplayer libdvdcss w32codecs  mplayer mozilla-mplayer