Hi Everyone, I want to know how to install Xvid video codec in Suse 9.1 Pro. To watch the movies.

bump. I'd like to know, too.

Just install Mplayer and their Essential codecs pack (go to the mplayer site, you'll see what I mean) and it'll play back XviDs fine

Steve

Howdy,

I successfully bunzipped the player and the essential codecs. Are there DETAILED, step-by-step instructions anywhere on how to intall the player/codecs? I'm a total newb at this! Thanks,

sharky

I've had this problem and I've solved in this way:

1. Download from xvid site the file xvidcore-1.0.1.tar.gz . You can easily find typesetting xvid for linux under Google.

2. Copy it under the directory /tmp

3. decompress it using gzip

4. Extract the archive using tar

5. Read the file INSTALL and learn about how to install it

6. type make

7. type make install ( as root )

8. Finished

Now I can see the movie using for example Xine because SuSE in the 9.1 Pro don't provide MPlayer.

I hope to be helpful to you

Enjoy

There should be a readme file. Look into it because it says quite much step-by-step how to compile and where to put the codec files and all that. Good luck. /J

Thanks, guys. That's what I was looking for. I'll try your suggestions and come back with questions, if necessary.

hi guys... i could not 'make' the xvid even after i followed the instructions on the install.
i downloaded the xvid codec from the website. i went to my suse 9.1 konsole and typed the following

using the tarball instruction:
cd Documents/xvid/build/generic
./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking whether to use default CFLAGS... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
toysoldier@linux:~/Documents/xvid/build/generic> make
bash: make: command not found


what did i do wrong ?

thanks alot for your help. me super newB.

You need to install the development packages. You don't have the gcc compiler installed.

can you tell me where can i get the gcc compiler installed ?
many thanks.

You can do it from YaST, either from within the gui, or from the command line. Just search for gcc, make, etc....whatever it tells you you're missing when you try to compile.

yeah, as tremor said, go into YasT, go software, install remove software, then search gcc, and install it, even the devel packages (if they have them there)

then try doing it again

sorry i am a complete idiot to this thingey.

i went to YasT, software, install remove software, searched gcc, libgcc and cpp came up. both checked. i clicked on the accept button and nothing happened....

so what does it mean ? is it already installed ?

You should look for make command in YaST package installation.

Install it and try again.

Good luck

P.S. If it doesn't work post again the output as you have done
previously.

no help at all....
is it because i am using a suse9.1 PE ?

toysoldier@linux:~/Documents/xvidcore/build/generic> ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking whether to use default CFLAGS... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
toysoldier@linux:~/Documents/xvidcore/build/generic> make
bash: make: command not found
toysoldier@linux:~/Documents/xvidcore/build/generic> cd
toysoldier@linux:~> make
bash: make: command not found



when i type make in the search box, only xdg-menu came out and its already checked.