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Codec problem intalling problem

Asked by mustafa

when I click on one mp3 file for example "x.mp3" the message box appears like that

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                                             SEARCH FOR SUITABLE CODEC

The required software to play this file is not installed. You need to install suitable codecs
to play media files. Do you want to search for a codec that supports the selected file?

The search will also include software which is not officially supported.

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THEN SEARCH -> INSTALL MEDIA CODECS MESSAGE BOX ->CLICK ON GSTREAMER EXTRA CODEC AND CONFIRM

AFTER THAT THE SYSTEM SAYS

Cannot install 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly'

This application conflicts with other installed software. To install 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly' the conflicting software must be removed first.

Switch to the 'synaptic' package manager to resolve this conflict.

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#1

Execute in a terminal:-
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly

post the output and errors you get.

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mustafa (mustafa-cmpe) said : 		#2

how can i go terminal

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mustafa (mustafa-cmpe) said : 		#3

now it doesnt search codecs as well

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#4

"how can i go terminal"
→ Applicatios → Accesories → Terminal

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#5

Hello mustafa...
The following link may also help you out.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/MP3

To play other restricted formats in ubuntu like dvds flash movies quicktime etc you can refer this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

also as an alternative you can use mplayer..
MPlayer is a movie player which plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5 and even WMV movies..
in short it plays almost everything
To get mplayer on your system do:
To enable all the software repositories do
Go to system --> Preferences --> Software sources
Under the Ubuntu software sources check all the available boxes (Note: just in case if you want 3rd party softwares check everything)
Now all the software repositories enabled, in ubuntu 7.10..
and type sudo apt-get update in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)
that should load all the repositories..
and then in a terminal type
sudo apt-get install mplayer
For more info on enabling the repositories ref:
http://www.fsdaily.com/Beginners/How_to_enable_extra_repositories_in_Ubuntu_7-10_and_get_cool_stuff

Hope it helps

Bhavani Shankar.

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mustafa (mustafa-cmpe) said : 		#6

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.