Installing ALL MULTIMEDIA CODEC in Linux

At last ... now you can play most of multimedia format with no problem in Linux.

I'm using Fedora 7 (MoonShine) to do the steps below but you can apply it to any Linux Distro.
Note : YYYYMMDD = release date of the codecs for example : all-20061022.tar.bz2 was released October 22nd 2006. Change the YYYYMMDD in the command below with the date in file you downloaded.

1. Download the codecs from here (approximately 13 MB)
2. Launch your konsole > type su > enter > type your root password > enter
3. Go to the directory where you have downloaded the codecs
4. Un-tar the file by issuing tar -xzf all-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2 command
5. Go to all-YYYYMMDD directory by issuing cd /all-YYYYMMDD command
6. Create two directory by issuing the following command
• mkdir /usr/local/lib/codecs >
  
• mkdir /usr/lib/win32
7. Type cp * /usr/local/lib/codecs/
8. Type chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/codecs/*
9. Type cp /usr/local/lib/codecs/* /usr/lib/win32/
10. Type reboot

You're done ... Enjoy Watching movie and listen to your favorite music.

How To Play MP3 and Multimedia files in Fedora

By default fedora series didn't include most of multimedia codec in the packages and this includes the famous MP3 format. This is quite annoying for most of Linux users.

To solve this, follow the steps below (using KDE):

1. Configure your Fedora player
   

• Go to K-Menu > Application > Add / Remove Software
• If you're prompted for root password, enter your root password and press OK
• In "Package Manager" window under "Browse" Tab choose "Application" at the left column and choose "Sound and Video" at the right column
• Click the "Optional Package" button
• Scroll down and mark the "xmms - [version number] - The X Multimedia System - A Media Player"
  
• Click "Close" button
• Click "Apply" button
• On "Package Selection" window, click "Continue"
• Click "Install Anyway" if there are any error messages
• Click "OK" if the installation has been successfully completed.
  

2. Downloading and Installing Codec for MP3 Playback

• Point your browser to CodecDownloads to download the mp3 codec. If you're using fedora core 6 and below, you can download the codec from GuruLabs (for core 5 and 6 user, use core 4 rpm, it will works)
  

• Double click your just-downloaded file and enter your root password when asked then click OK
  
• Click Apply

3. Setting XMMS as your default MP3 Player

• Locate / browse one of your MP3 collection
• Right Click the file > Click Properties
• On the "File Properties" window, under "Open With" Tab, choose "Audio Player" or "XMMS"
• If there is no "Audio Player" or "XMMS", click "Add" button and choose XMMS
• Click "Close"

Voilaaa !!! now you can play your MP3 collection.


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