On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 1:04 AM, AZAD NIKARTHIL <[email protected]> wrote: > > when i click on the mp3 files movie file will invke but i could not able to > play the music.. > ¨The required software to play this file is not installed. You need to > install suitable codecs to play media files¨ - this message is shown.... >
Do you have internet at home? Then do exactly as written. Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal Type the following at the terminal '$', or you can select the line given below starting from 'sudo..........-extras', then right click and copy and then right click on the terminal and paste and then press enter. Provide your password when asked to and just wait for it to download stuffs from internet and configure itself. Once completed, it will stop its activity and return to the $ prompt. sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer amarok build-essential ubuntu-restricted-extras This will install media players like vlc and mplayer and also amarok, a good audio player. I believe after installing these, you should be able to play media files (mp3 and movies). When you start playing mp3 using amarok, it might again ask for some additional files to be downloaded automatically. Just let it download automatically and then you will be able to hear your songs. If to watch a movie, right click on the movie file and open them with vlc. I hope this works for you. Please give feedback. cheers -- Joju Joshua Zyxware Technologies Trivandrum www.zyxware.com Ph: +91-471-243-7711 Mob: +91-989-587-7134 >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------< "Be the change you wish to see in the world" M K Gandhi >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------< _______________________________________________ Mailinglist mailing list [email protected] http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
