play mp3 and movies on fedora 15

[seen]

how to play mp3 or movies on fedora 15,? when i click a mp3 file,it always says that missing codecs.
Dose someone can help me? thanks

[HalluxSinister]

Fedora, being the Free/Libre arm of Red Hat, can't do anything that might get RH in trouble with the law, or get them sued, esp. since they aren't (as I understand it) making money off Fedora in the conventional sense. So some really helpful folks came up with some additional repositories for doing things like watching FLV, MP4, etc., movies, listening to MP3's, and so on. Point your browser at "rpmfusion" dot "org" slash "Configuration" (seems I can't post URL's yet, sorry, just google it if you can't follow what I just wrote) read and follow the instructions, (install the Free, then Non-Free repos) etc., and then try to play the song again. This time, when Totem (or whatever you're using) tries to tell you it's missing CODEC's, and offers to search for them, let it search. It should find them pretty quick, stuff like GStreamer, and so on. One of them has a weird name, has the word "bad" or "ugly" or somesuch in it, but don't let that alarm you. After that all gets downloaded, you should be golden. If you want to be able to play Flash videos (like Hulu and YouTube) you'll need to do something a bit different. In brief, it goes something like this. Go into Firefox's options, (I'm assuming you're using MF) and under the security tab, click "Exceptions" and add "adobe.com" then click "Close", and try to play the video. It will tell you you need to install a plugin. Let it. When it's done, (you may need to restart Firefox) the video should play. Enjoy! :^) (Yeah, getting everything to work on Fedora is occasionally a pain, but I think it's worth it, or at least it was until Fedora 15. If you're new to Linux, I suggest finding F14, because I think Fedora and Linux in general should RUN, not walk, away from Gnome 3. Just awful.)
~Hallux

[nujinini]

Try VLC player

su -
password
yum install vlc

Sometimes it when it gives an error report, it also offers to search for plugins over the internet. What player are you using by the way?

[pradeeprajkumar]

I guess this site might give some solutions for the plugins/codec's problems.!!
Personal Fedora 15 Installation Guide

[HalluxSinister]

I don't think vlc player will help, the issue is not having the CODEC's, and since by default, Fedora won't let you install (there's nothing in the repos, anyway) anything that would potentially infringe on anyones software patents... does vlc come with it's own CODEC package? If so, I'd be surprised. I had this same problem when I started messing with Fedora. There is another solution, which is use a distro based on Fedora, (can't recall the name) but basically it is Fedora with the free and non-free respositories already installed, along with the CODEC's. The logo was a weird little hot-dog. I'm sure the name will come to me 30 seconds after I hit "post"... but such is life.

In any case, I have had great success from the time I tried Fedora 11, through 15 getting MP3's, etc. to work using RPM Fusion. But of course, you could always just get a converter, and have it change all your MP3's to OGG's, which Fedora will play out of the box, but that's such a pain in the butt. (Yes, I've tried that solution too. Then I found RPM Fusion.) OGGs are cool, but not all players (I mean portables, like iDod, or whatever) support them. I don't like the whole idea of software patents, but when your audio player (which is most of the reason to HAVE all your music ripped onto your HDD, instead of just using CD's like we're still in the 70's, and music resides in a stack of 1-foot diameter vinyl discs lying dustilly next to a "HiFi" system... remember those?) only does MP3 or WMA (screw WMA) you don't have much choice, do you?

[seen]

It did't work. I'm using totem player.

[seen]

I can't install the Free repos.

[seen]

I can't open the link.

[HalluxSinister]

What specifically is the reason you can't? (Trying to help T/S this with you.) Is it that you can't find the site? Did you find the site and hit "RPM Fusion free for Fedora 13, 14 and 15"? What specifically happened? I didn't mention it (thought it went without saying,) but you need to know the root password. It will ask you for this when you try to install. Please be more specific so I can try to help you. It's really not that hard, in my experience, but I'm blind here, since all you've said is "I can't install the Free repos." Please provide more detailed info, or if you can, a screen-shot. (I don't know how to do this on LF, I am new here too!) If you clicked that link, it should try to download a file. It may give you an option (depending on how your browser is configured) to open it in Package Manager. If it doesn't, open the download window once it finishes downloading, (should take three seconds, it's just a little text file with like one line in it, I think) launch that, and if it asks, use Package Manager, or whatever you're using to install software. It should ask if you want to install the file, do you trust the source, etc. You have to tell it yes to those questions if you want it to install. (I hope the source is trust-worthy! :^) ) Anyway... it'll probably ask you for your root password to operate the Package Manager. Enter it, and then it should tell you installation was complete. If it failed, please elaborate - why. What reason (if any) did it give? If you get it to work, then do the non-free. (I think those are the ones you need to play MP3's, though I am not sure... the way I see it, it can't hurt to install both) but the free ones, it says on their site, must be first. There is also a bit of text on that same page you can copy and paste into an xterm to do it manually, without the browser or gui package manager. It's the business (scroll down) that starts -

su -c 'yum localinstall...

You can, as an alternative try that. Again, you'll need root's pw, I think.

If THAT fails... you may be able to add repos manually, but I'm not sure how to do it. It may be as simple as typing them in somewhere... but I'm not a guru. Yet.

[seen]

Sorry for no telling you the detail.
I download the two files,Are they right?
"RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15" and"RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-15"
then I try to install them.

[root@seen me]# sh '/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15' 
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 1: -----BEGIN: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 2: Version:: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 4: mQINBEy53XABEAC61c8LShgwzwc6gm28JRCjosQEPsigRI5L2Nu9m6Q0HLL7Gpd+K/AxMepv: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 5: 21XGOnH4iXOmkTn3eC+KK2iY3Ba5pNVNWMplPQwebMhfW4DT3EuyCiyQEDI1JQyCGsAugZDQ: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 6: CXHzv4gvduL71V0N3bM+5Qvsap/5f3fpia7i6uTx9pcivT+xU8LRW/ZjEUcwVo4mNNP53x2n: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 7: F+bVyJznq0/KypbdflS9LZUpwyA8mYvoHrMWHkDUYv+aZv/ixJlswHyvbNLKF7yI6Uwgpb5A: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 8: 5MALEe/ivS+mRV5oVLNm3qIdV3/iihtBW1gZeF3jtb9Q+olM6QpdmfmeMl8/5lyeiQYzswW6: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 9: QoUwZj3uQCC21y2i7+MyyNkoL5wxmgPxu8LPLDBlQzbSXWehBmmczIU0wgIK36p8vF/P7J4F: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 10: GsTY3WB9IU4giU6dAAXP/9Q9XJj1fcK9tteDclcLedq4JRGD5gYjGnX2M8v27UyiPIChtQwP: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 11: OQdSue5J3jcbIpM6HMfh5EV6MGNo53D2GHPMJ4xXfL45AxjlVLCZ1+fpz+iT0uR7oqPwkMCz: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 12: nKaIkq0jK+1AhZf5sp3WKlV4dcXUujatvyFIZhrIatG78T6Z84E4Q9u7KVr+yRFzm9PBjOHo: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 13: lsIjUcA9Q3X2bntgyWfgjZ9NXs0V0tqiERP2V42WIzW8KCx9VwARAQABtFNSUE0gRnVzaW9u: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 14: IGZyZWUgcmVwb3NpdG9yeSBmb3IgRmVkb3JhICgxNSkgPHJwbWZ1c2lvbi1idWlsZHN5c0Bs: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 15: aXN0cy5ycG1mdXNpb24ub3JnPokCNgQTAQIAIAUCTLndcAIbAwYLCQgHAwIEFQIIAwQWAgMB: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 16: Ah4BAheAAAoJEK3FcN4ApNUr4GwQAKQXQQfhT48Bdgh27qQjU/Wt4Sq9mMi49dkPx8GmpgTO: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 17: w/FBD3xlURWC9dUiqlsB8OQA96XOiCUXf7cgkrJsULGnuCXtfiaHACdQTHTrj1bHtlSzB+0N: Not a directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 18: xX8+lLefGCmgXRcyGq8W4cP0IEOhw8azZ6hLr2Ugl1L22BgesfyXWL820g4dSNSN8bAUku7x: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 19: zMzg7Bwd+Rs3OR9Fb4oE/nKINxx2JAW6crF6LE1DFZu0l9BCWlpMJ3Giw+JUqwMdpjet824z: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 20: WXacqQOQ4mHBBnQKfb2A5P88H4gQKIqbyxHjo6CQk+8Mn+dHk1dAOyCZSAJJJMHbzwNLNHqL: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 21: UUcU0EjV/KX0oKX8IkjStwJiTcE9qMk96C97t/nEZ19eB0OxgVscLwwPr/iTBU6+ll3N2PLd: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 22: boXTXEh5U7Ee+UV9ORIhbJ8LXgN0ZgisXGJwjmui1fNcJBFCSKrbfa7VA6K5uldgUMkzIaBc: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 23: t9R1YK7lTcJY2WgMo/DoEAktbFJHFLmAihhdB3YHgZn4dGRWaKS0eT6BkQySj1t5qHVUEbSy: No such file or directory
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 24: eOnTnhxaiPLDM36I+5dkZqckr5loe7SIKM0G6Dsw+8LiUsogC7Ed4L5ZdOuxNH9kAeNHJE8j: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 25: KGyy9rj+m1udb2GIAzc0hA65cxQ075CddVYMUBpUdT5PZZebIZsjPA7X5WPjObJ0: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 26: =dU0D: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-15: line 27: -----END: command not found
[root@seen me]# sh '/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-15'
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-15: line 1: -----BEGIN: command not found
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-15: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/home/me/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-15: line 2: `Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux)'