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how to update code for mplayer

Asked by minh

I used ubuntu 7.04
but the mplayer is suck and I can not watch my movie
more over, I often watching online movie and it said that I can not play it
most of my movie is .wmv and .avi
So how can I update my codecs for mplayer by using terminal
I just using linux for 2 weeks and I am a noob >_<

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Justin Payne (neolithium82) said : 		#1

Hello :)
The first thing to do is to make sure you have the repositories all enabled, you can find an easy walkthrough right here:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_add_extra_repositories

Then this guide is available to install the proper codecs for multimedia:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_install_Multimedia_Codecs

There's also a few other options for media players. VLC Commonly works well.

Hope this helps!
Neolithium

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Raúl González Duque (zootropo) said : 		#2

I think VLC is self contained and doesn't need any codecs.

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