I can confirm this bug for gmplayer. Uppgraded my system from Breezy to Dapper on an iBook G4.
MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre7try2+cvs20060117-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team AltiVec found CPU: PowerPC 91 audio & 204 video codecs Failed to open /dev/rtc: No such file or directory (it should be readable by the user.) Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0 Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory Can't init input joystick Setting up LIRC support... mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. [skin] file ( /usr/share/mplayer/Skin/default/skin ) not found. Skin not found (default). ** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- gmplayer won't start (Skins?) (Dapper) https://launchpad.net/bugs/39773 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs