[james3302]

Says it does not have the proper decoder installed. Seems like it would come standard with it since alot of people play Mp3 files. Where do I go to install the correct Decoder?

[daark.child]

This article should help.

[james3302]

cannot get to the terminal to type i the command. I had been using ctrl_alt_F1 but that just takes me to a blank screen now.

Nevermind I added it to my accessories list and did it that way

[daark.child]

The Terminal is found in the Accessories menu, when running a GUI, there is no need to do CTRL-ALT-F1 (unless of course, you just prefer to do things that way) since you can start a terminal inside your GUI environment. Also instead of executing the commands in the CLI, you can run Synaptic, enable the required repos and then install the apps you need.

[james3302]

The terminal in accessories does not let me run as the root user. I went to preferences/main menu and added root terminal under system tools. I use it now.

[devils casper]

You should not use Root Terminal all the time. Its very dangerous imho. Use sudo to gain root privileges. Check this sticky for more details.