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I am the nOObiest of nOObs when it comes to linux and would lie some advice. I have just installed Red Hat 9 on my compaq n610c laptop and would like to know what software to use ( and how to install it ) for movie playback ie DVD, divx etc
I am the nOObiest of nOObs when it comes to linux and would lie some advice. I have just installed Red Hat 9 on my compaq n610c laptop and would like to know what software to use ( and how to install it ) for movie playback ie DVD, divx etc
You can also use the Xine project (xine.sourceforge.net). I have found (Compaq 17DX460 running Slackware 9 w/ KDE 3.2) that Xine is better supported and crashes less. Furthermore, if you choose to use the Kaffeine front-end for Xine you can have in-browser streaming video playback.
Love the mplayer project too though, as sometimes it will play video that Xine will not.
If you downloaded the .tar.gz file, which you should have seeing as you are running Slackware, simply do the following: open a console and navigate to the directory where you saved the file. Then type in "tar xfz " and then the file name. Open the newly created directory and type in the following: su -c "./cofigure && make && make install" and at the password prompt type in you ROOT password.
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