RE: Update on Ubuntu and my Church Laptop
I ran the easyubuntu script. However, I still can't play WMV and ASF files. Should I try running the script again?
You should be able to get the windows codec package and be able to play those with either mplayer or VLC (Videolan.org). For Debian-based systems I've used a foreign repo called marillat or something close to that, but since you are using Ubuntu, looks like you should be able to get this via universe or multiverse repository. Look into that easy Ubuntu install link that was sent in the original Ubuntu thread.
I tried yesterday to download the DVD.iso of Kubuntu and I got a 550 error, unable to change directory. I'm getting it now from the European mirror.
-----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Jon Moss Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 6:10 AM
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I've been able to play DVDs, CDs, PowerPoints (via Impress of course) and some web media (but not WMVs or ASFs). Since we don't have Internet access at the church, I'm not too worried about the latter.
The DVD playback is a little choppy so I need to investigate how much RAM was "donated" with the laptop. And that may not make a difference . . . may just be the age of the laptop or the norm for Totem Movie player.
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Later,
Jon Moss
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On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 10:45 -0500, Jon Moss wrote:
I ran the easyubuntu script. However, I still can't play WMV and ASF files. Should I try running the script again?
You need to check to see whether the win32 codecs were installed to /usr/lib/win32. If not you'll need to follow the instructions here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats -- Jason D. Clinton <me@jasonclinton.com>
Thanks very much. I will try that as soon as I get home.
On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 10:45 -0500, Jon Moss wrote:
I ran the easyubuntu script. However, I still can't play WMV and ASF files. Should I try running the script again?
You need to check to see whether the win32 codecs were installed to /usr/lib/win32. If not you'll need to follow the instructions here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats
-- Jason D. Clinton <me@jasonclinton.com>
-- Thanks very much, Jon Moss jon.moss@cnonline.net
Jason D. Clinton wrote:
On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 10:45 -0500, Jon Moss wrote:
I ran the easyubuntu script. However, I still can't play WMV and ASF files. Should I try running the script again?
You need to check to see whether the win32 codecs were installed to /usr/lib/win32. If not you'll need to follow the instructions here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats
Jason D. Clinton <me@jasonclinton.com <mailto:me@jasonclinton.com>>
Ubuntu Automatix is what you're looking for. It can install a ton of software that's not included in universe or the multiverse. http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=138405 -- I digitally sign my emails. If you see an attachment with .asc, then that means your email client doesn't support PGP digital signatures. http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/faqs.html#q1.1
Doesn't Easy Ubuntu do the same thing, or at least something similar? Chris Bier wrote:
Ubuntu Automatix is what you're looking for. It can install a ton of software that's not included in universe or the multiverse.
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