Hi Harry the Newbie here - first post!

I've just installed Fedora 12. I Love it. But ... can someone plz explain (in newbie speak) how to install a codec package so I can watch movies? (.avi, Xvid etc.....) for Movie Player (default installed).

I've downloaded a package called "all-20071007.tar.bz2" that suggests it is just what I need.

I created a folder called "codecs" in usr/local/lib/" as su using the terminal as pkg instructions suggested.

When I tried to unpack the package into that new directory I got the reply that I did not have the right permissions.

Has anyone else imstalled this/or better codec packages?

How do I overcome this problem, plz?

If anyone has a better/easier way of installing codecs PLEASE let me know.

Thanks for reading this posting ....... HARRY

ps if there's another/better video player, I'd like to know too, so I can try it out also.

THANKS

You need root privileges to write to /usr/local/lib. su to root and try unpacking again.

You may wanna check out Omega 12
http://omega.dgplug.org/

the kickstart file (to make a livecd omega) also has the repos; maybe you can just add their repositories
and then add their codecs?
http://omega.dgplug.org/12/Live/i686...2-i686-Live.ks

that might be above your head now, but it wont be after a while

other members more familiar with Fed12 than me can help too

install rpmfusion free and rpmfusion non free from http://rpmfusion.org/
install livna rpm from http://rpm.livna.org/

from there it's easy:
yum install libdvdcss vlc

The good thing is when you update your system, vlc will be updated too

enjoy

you might want to READ the fedora "user guide"
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinu...ide/f12/en-US/
and this help page
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f12.html

Another uber-start aid is autoten, includes omega

http://dnmouse.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105