this assumes you are using debian 3 "woody" and you have root permission on the box. it also helps if you've got a fast connection.
open an xterm window and su to root:
su
hit enter key and enter your password and hit the enter key.
now type:
vi /etc/apt/sources.list
deb
http://marillat.free.fr/ stable main
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
paste all that text somewhere in sources.list
then type this:
:wq
and then hit enter key.
now type:
apt-get update
now type:
apt-get install mplayer-686*
let it do it's thing and after it finishes you type:
update-menus
Now I'm using openbox but it should be the same for blackbox and fluxbox. on gnome and kde you're on your own.
apps->viewers->Mplayer
See it? ; )
ok - let's add a different skin.
type this:
cd /usr/share/mplayer/Skin
and hit enter.
now type this:
wget
http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/MPlayer/Skin...-1.1.1.tar.bz2
now type this:
bunzip2 pla*.bz2
and hit enter.
now type this:
tar -xvf pla*.tar
you should now see a directory named plastic and a directory named default.
now type this:
exit
and hit enter.
done. try to open mplayer and switch skins. go here for more skins.
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design5/dload.html
as is usually the case I've included a couple screenshots.
screenshot1
and
screenshot2
