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AVI and Linux

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Hello,
I just got RH Fedora Linux to try it out. I am a windows user so I am still getting use to the differences of linux. One of the things I want to figure out is how to play an AVI on this os.
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You can play avis with programs such as mplayer. You're in Fedora, so odds are, you're using the rpm package management system. Type rpm -q mplayer to see if it's installed. If it is, type mplayer & to run it. If it's not, you will need to download it from one of the many RedHat / Fedora mirror sites.
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A few other good programs are VLC (not to be confused with VNC) and xine.
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i have fedora and i have tried to download mplayer but they do not have all the components or it is in a tar.bz file. is there anywhere that you can tell me that has the full rpm package



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Helllo,

I've also had good luck with Aviplay, that's usually what I've always used. =P
It should be in your package, since it's RD.

G'luck
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getting programs

to install programs in fedora use the yum function

open terminal
type su then your root password
type yum install (program)
mplayer is not a recognized program in GNOME so make sure the program you are wanting to use is in the right enviroment
i.e GNOME,KDE,etc
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This is from 2004!
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just download vlc media player. It plays almost all kinds of file formats.
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In Ubuntu I use Totem movie player that come by default. I just click a any .avi file and the OS search for the file libraries and just add to the player. I am sure it is similar to Fedora. Shouldn't be difficult.
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I am sure it is similar to Fedora. Shouldn't be difficult.
trickier with fedora as redhat ( a us registered company) are paranoid about patent infringement so cripple its multimedia capabilities. Cant get codecs from the official repos.
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