I change my OS more than people change underwear. Ok. So I couldn't get FC4 to boot quick enough, so I formated and installed Ubuntu Linux (Hoary Hedgehog). Will eventually upgrade to Breezy Badger. Anyways, I ran into some problems as usual. The most common being:
I want to play my mp3's and my downloaded TV episodes!
For mp3:
Get beep:
sudo apt-get install beep-media-player
Make sure you set in System -> Preferences -> Multimedia Systems Selector both settings to ESD - Enlightenment Sound Daemon. If you don't and try to use Beep, it will freeze and you will have to kill -9 it. With this, you'll be able to play your music, i.e. your mp3s. Just check the prefrences and look at the plugins that are installed.
For video:
Get VLC:
sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo apt-get install vlc libdvdcss2
sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin*
sudo apt-get install w32codecs
If you don't install the plugins, then you won't be able to select the audio module device to EsounD Audio Output. Without it, you'll only be able to see the video. With this, you'll be able to play pretty much any video, including your DVDs.
And that's all I really need. Everything else is already there. For everything else and the kitchen sink, get Easy Ubuntu updater. A very good idea. Automation is our friend.
For other goodies:
Go to Easy Ubuntu.
Posted by boredottawa at October 14, 2005 01:13 AM