Gnome Can't Open .MPEG Files

carlosinfl · 12-27-2006, 05:03 PM

Something happened on my Debian system as it no longer knows to use "Movie Player" AKA "Totem" to open all .wmv, .mpeg, .mpg, .avi, etc etc etc files.

When I try and open any media by clicking on the URL, Firefox has no clue what to do with it & I get this ERROR.

If I save it to my PC, I have to always tell Linux to use "Movie Player" to open the file with over and over for every file. What happened? Why did my system forget to use Movie / Totem Player?

Hitboxx · 12-27-2006, 05:58 PM

Have you tried this.. right-click on the video file, properties, open with, select a player. If no player is listed, hit 'Add' and select an app or enter the path typically like '/usr/bin/totem'.