Linux Codecs Packet and...

stoppage · 11-02-2007, 08:57 AM

Im looking for a multimedia codecs packet for Linux (preferably as .deb package). Im running Kanotix inside Vmplayer. I don’t want mplayer codecs as they seem to be too problematic to install. Also, as a newbie to Linux if I make some mistake by installation is there any sort of “clean-up” software available for “stray software”? Much obliged

acid_kewpie · 11-02-2007, 09:03 AM

installing the "mplayer" codecs is really really simple. just place the untarred files in /usr/lib/win32 and that's it.

stoppage · 11-04-2007, 06:34 PM

It should be simple but when I untar... essential-amd64-20071007.tar.bz2...all I get is three .so data. Please help.

acid_kewpie · 11-05-2007, 01:51 AM

what's the full command your running and it's output? personally i always use the "all" package as you might as well. i'm not sure what's even meant to in the essential one, there should be some .so's for sure.

stoppage · 11-06-2007, 05:32 PM

The command that Im using is....tar -jxf -essential-amd64-20071007.tar.bz2 -C /usr/lib/win32....
Ive also tried......tar xvfjp essential-amd64-20071007.tar.bz2 ......with....
cp essential-amd64-20071007/* /usr/lib/win32.
In both cases output is only these files.....cook.so....drvc.so....sipr.so and a txt.
I should have mentioned that Im not using mplayer, kaffeine is my player of choice but apparently I need the same codecs.