On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 04:44:02AM -0700, T Elcor wrote: > --- On Fri, 5/11/12, Indulekha <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Another thing that works is go to the mplayer homepage and > > download one > > of the codecs packages, extract the codecs, and put them in > > /usr/lib/codecs (create it if it doesn't exist). > > Then install mplayer. > > I just installed mplayer and it does play MP4 files in a kind of smallish > window.
Just press the f key for full screen. BTW, mplayer2 is all I use and I haven't yet found a file it doesn't play, whereas with mplayer, I have found some files which didn't play very well at all. less /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free #deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org wheezy main non-free ---------------8< --------------------------------------------------- Note "http://www.debian-multimedia.org"; is commented out. see: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/FAQ Just type "mplayer filenameorwhatever.mp4" from an xterm. P.S. The command is still mplayer because it uses the alternatives system. P.P.S I don't know whether mplayer2 is available in Squeeze. If not I'd recommend upgrading to Wheezy for a desktop/workstation. -- "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet." -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120511143926.GA7095@tal
