What the shit Mplayer?

perrymans · 09-14-2003, 12:24 AM

Slackware 9.0 with Gnome

Why can't I install Mplayer?

Get the .tgz and gzip -d

tar xvf the .tar

Then I am left with.....nothing! I get an install folder in the same location with the doinst.sh, but I can't do anything with it other than view.

./doinst.sh tells me I don't have permission (as root!)
sh doinst.sh looks like it goes through the loops, but says none of the directories are there. Am I supposed to manually move all of this stuff myself? Where is the configure, make, make install?

Thanks. Sean.

jalal · 09-14-2003, 12:35 AM

it seems that what you downloaded was a Slackware package of MPlayer.

See if "installpkg <file-name>" will help.

perrymans · 09-14-2003, 01:16 AM

That's what it was! Thanks!

Now though, Kaboodle keeps opening for movies. If I right click on an mpeg and look at the open with properties, but kaboodle isn't there in the list. Why does it keep opening?

Thanks. Sean.

trickykid · 09-14-2003, 08:52 AM

On a side note, please watch your language and there is never a reason to put slang in your thread title. Regards.