A quick step-by-step on installing MPlayer

This is FAR from an all enclusive how-to. Its a simple, and direct
step-by-step, with minimal options or optimizations. Your distro
may have anather way, this is the manual way (or atleast how I do it
manually).

All versions noted are current at the time of this writting. (1.21.06)

<strong>1st step - software you need.</strong>

MPlayer v1.0pre7try2 source - The program.
Download here:
ftp://ftp5.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/releases/MPlayer-1.0pre7try2.tar.bz2


all-20050412.tar.bz2 - Codecs.
Download here:
ftp://ftp5.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/releases/codecs/all-20050412.tar.bz2

font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2 - Fonts.
Download here:
ftp://ftp5.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/releases/fonts/font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2

Corelian-1.1.tar.bz2 - Skins.
Download here:
ftp://ftp5.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/Skin/Corelian-1.1.tar.bz2

NOTE: The 4 above links are direct to mplayer server.
These are the ones I use. If you want different skins, check
for newer files, or just want to read the official docs,
HERE IS THIER DOWNLOAD PAGE:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html



<strong>2nd step - Installation</strong> divided in to 4 parts: installation of
codecs, program, fonts, & skin.

codecs: Extract the file "all-20050412.tar.bz2" and copy its contents
into the directory /usr/local/lib/codecs/ . Do this BEFORE compiling
and installing MPlayer v1.0pre7try2.


program: Extract the file "MPlayer v1.0pre7try2" and enter that new
directory. Now type:
./configure --enable-gui
make
make install (or 'checkinstall' would be better if your running Slack).


fonts: Extract the files in font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2. This gives
you a few directories with fonts in them. Copy 1 set of fonts to the
directory /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/


skins: Extract the files in Corelian-1.1.tar.bz2. Copy these files to
the directory /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default/



<strong>3rd step - Starting the program</strong>

Start the console and type ' gmplayer'. If all went well, it should be up
and running. If you use gmplayer frequently, you can make a link to the
exacutable on your desktop. Make it point to /usr/local/bin/gmplayer


4th step - Basic configuration

I usually only have to change 2 things in the configuration for it to work.

right click on the player (not the movie window), and click on 'preferences'.
On the video tab, I elect to use the " xv X11/Xv " video driver.

Also, under the Misc. tab, I have to tell it which drive my DVD player is. I
change it to /dev/hdd - as that is my dvd reader.

Byond this, the default configuration seems to work well for me.


Good luck!!!!!!