Don't we all wish there were something like k-lite media pack for Linux? Don't we? Tell me, don't we? Yes, we do. And actually there is something in that line. And it was created just for us by the community which created Mplayer. And above all, downloading and installing it is all child's play.
Follow the steps and you should be done in a few minutes.
1. Log in as root or use 'su' to check whether the directories /usr/local/lib/codecs and /usr/lib/win32 exists. If they don't, create them. (And please don't forget that Linux is case-sensitive. Double check the spelling.)
2. Download the .tar.bz2 file from http://tinyurl.com/lincodecs
3. Unpack the file using 'tar' command and copy and paste the unpacked files to the two directories.
4. You can now watch the porn videos you downloaded.
The file contains codecs to play mpeg and variants, DivX, Real Formats, Windows formats, Cinepak and Intel formats, Ogg formats and Quick time formats for audio and video playback.
But if you are still not satisfied and want something exactly like k-lite codec pack, then download it (Yes, it is available for Linux too. But saying that earlier would have killed all the fun.) from http://tinyurl.com/klitelinux. Download it tar file, unpack it and place the unpacked files in the two folders.
P.S. If the links fail for any reason, Google it. And while googling it, don't forget to thank Sergey Brin and Larry Page. And if you don't know who they are, just google them. :D
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Codec unavailability? I have VLC media player.
I am a music freak and I needed something in which I could play music files and videos after installing Ubuntu. Of course, Kaffeine and Mplayer exists by default (in almost all Linux distros I know), but the mp3, avi and other propriety codecs are not provided (This is the reason you hate Linux, right?). And I didn't want to download just the codecs. So I downloaded the Open Source player that I have been using for the last 2 years on my Windows system. VLC media player is small, useful and incredibly sexy.
I downloaded the source code and compiled it myself. This because I had to install the software on another system running Fedora. (This is a huge advantage about downloading source tarballs. You can use the same source code files to install a software in different OSes. Also I like reading the humorous cookie file which comes with the VLC source code files in its source tarball.) But if you want to install it only in Ubuntu, then use 'apt-get' or download the .deb package from http://www.videolan.org/vlc (Details about installation and use are provided in the documentation in the website.)
The interface is similar to its Windows version. The only difference in the interface which I noticed was that instead of 'File' menu there is 'Media'. All said about the interface. If you have used VLC in Windows can use it in Ubuntu. (Actually, anybody who has ever touched a computer can operate VLC. It is that simple... :) )
However, it doesn't run as smoothly here as it does on Windows, as the Linux version still lacks a few codecs. You can also install the Windows version using Wine. (No, I am not asking you to get drunk. Wine is a software with which you can run Windows applications inside Linux. More on that later.)
That is all for now. I am dying to watch a few music videos. S.O.A.D is awesome. They should regroup and release more albums.
I downloaded the source code and compiled it myself. This because I had to install the software on another system running Fedora. (This is a huge advantage about downloading source tarballs. You can use the same source code files to install a software in different OSes. Also I like reading the humorous cookie file which comes with the VLC source code files in its source tarball.) But if you want to install it only in Ubuntu, then use 'apt-get' or download the .deb package from http://www.videolan.org/vlc (Details about installation and use are provided in the documentation in the website.)
The interface is similar to its Windows version. The only difference in the interface which I noticed was that instead of 'File' menu there is 'Media'. All said about the interface. If you have used VLC in Windows can use it in Ubuntu. (Actually, anybody who has ever touched a computer can operate VLC. It is that simple... :) )
However, it doesn't run as smoothly here as it does on Windows, as the Linux version still lacks a few codecs. You can also install the Windows version using Wine. (No, I am not asking you to get drunk. Wine is a software with which you can run Windows applications inside Linux. More on that later.)
That is all for now. I am dying to watch a few music videos. S.O.A.D is awesome. They should regroup and release more albums.
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