Evening chaps. I know there are a few people on here who use linux as a main OS. Ive just put fedora 9 on my asus laptop, I have gotten all the main stuff to work, but if any one has a fav video codec pack or something for xvid, avi's and the like let us know. Yes ive tried the xvid linux download but it wont install on FC9. I just figured that some of you are Linux pros i would ask the question.

Cheers

Just use mplayer?

it wouldnt play a xvid file of BSG S04 i through at it. None of the built in media players did. Sais it requires a codec, and gives me options but there all over like 15 pounds.

Is ffmpeg installed? Type;

rpm -qa | grep ffmpeg

Usually with a fresh Fedora install you have to do something like this:

http://hacktux.com/fedora/codecs

install vlc

http://rpm.livna.org/rlowiki/

do that, then install mplayer

last edited by nF at 22:18:47 23/Jun/08

cheers blokes, ill give that a shot tomorrow.

Just install VLC

I'd try VLC

Have you tried VLC?

Seems VLC is the go, but the files wont run in the other players only vnc, but that is not a problem, thanks for the help.

Another victory for VLC!

personally I've always hated VLC player, but goddamn does it run well on my EeePC

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=18768

try http://http.us.debian.org/debian instead of the uk source.

Also this site was awesome, linky It is a complete walk through on how to setup everything to get FC9 to a fully functional state, fixed up a heap of stuff for me.