Installing MPlayer

[athlete]

i have FC10!!
so far i have downloaded the mplayer and its codecs.further i extracted both the packages( in DOWNLOAD folder).but I'm not able to extract the codecs in the /usr/local/lib/codecs directory.it says you do not have permission. how do we do this??
whats the next step by step procedure??
how should i know whether to compile the mplayer or is it pre-compiled??

[reed9]

Look here: RPM Fusion - RPM Fusion

It will be much less hassle to install mplayer and codecs by enabling the rpmfusion repo and installing via your package manager.

The permissions thing is because you need root priveleges to write to the /usr directory. In Unix, what are the sudo and su commands? - Knowledge Base

[devils casper]

I would suggest you to install packages through package manager, yum. There is no need to compile package unless its not available in repositories.

Open Terminal and execute this

su -
yum -y install yumex

It will install Graphical Interface of yum, Yum Extender. Look for Yum Extender in Menu and install packages through it. Mplayer is available in Repositories.

[athlete]

I would suggest you to install packages through package manager, yum. There is no need to compile package unless its not available in repositories.

Open Terminal and execute this

su -
yum -y install yumex

It will install Graphical Interface of yum, Yum Extender. Look for Yum Extender in Menu and install packages through it. Mplayer is available in Repositories.

the yum did install mplayer but how do i enable GUI .do i have to d/l the GUI from mplayerhq or can the yumex do it for me?(if yes/no, how?)
Also the movie player(totem) requires some plugins(FLASH DEMUXER and DivX MPEG4 version 5 DECODER).again can i get it from yumex (if yes/no, how?)

[reed9]

Usually, distros package mplayer with the gui option enabled, and it should just show up in your menu. (You can compile it without the GUI, which I generally do, because I prefer to use other front ends.) Anyway, if you're using GNOME, you can install gnome-mplayer, or KDE try smplayer.

[athlete]

where can i get the latest multimedia codecs for FC10 from??
can i get and install them from yumex and how?
or can i use the add/remove software to install the codecs ,HOW?

[reed9]

FAQ - RPM Fusion

Fedora 10 Codecs with MPlayer | HACKTUX

[devils casper]

where can i get the latest multimedia codecs for FC10 from??

Install VLC Player. It supports most of media formats and package manager will download/install all necessary codecs.

su -
yum -y install vlc