mplayer and linux linpus

i need help understanding exactly how to download the codex for mplayer to watch avi's.

i have an acer aspire one with linux linpus and i can hear the movies from my external drive but i can't see them through mplayer.

can someone let me know which files to download rom the mplayer website and how to load them up using the terminal

i am so frazzled because it is like reading spanish. i am so not familiar with linux at at.

any help is grateful and patience is good because i will ask a million questions before i get it right.

 

Not a matter of missing codecs. The bundled mplayer and rebranded Cyberlink PowerCinema (uses some modified mplayer I think) are both intentionally crippled. mplayer uses libavcodec for decoding most things including XviD which is used for most avi's you will come across.

You can remove mplayer and re-install from the rpmfusion repository to get a fully functional version. Won't help Media Master (PowerCinema) though, since it appears to use its own modified binary.

 

thanks rhangman, i think? *lol*

i didn't really understand a word you just said. i am going to remove mplayer and try vlc.

if anyone else has feedback, thanks.

 

Hi,
Open a terminal and enter

Code:

sudo update mplayer

This works for a few things.