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MplayerInstallHowto

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Introduction

Setting up your ubuntu multiverse repositories

Choosing the right package and installing

  • There are several different versions of mplayer that exist in ubuntu, you should choose the one that best suits your processor. The different versions available :
    • mplayer-586, this version is for Pentium Pro/Celeron/Pentium II/Pentium III/Pentium IV.

    • mplayer-k6, this version is for AMD K6/Duron/Athlon.

    • mplayer-amd64, this version is for AMD64 CPUs.

    • mplayer-powerpc, this version is for PowerPC CPUs.

    Installing mplayer : Use your preferred package manager, be it Synaptic, apt-get, or anything else.

    Follow SynapticHowto to install mplayer using synaptic and select the package best suited for your processor as defined above. Installing mplayer using apt-get :

  • sudo apt-get install mplayer-586 for the 32-bits version optimized for Intel CPUs.

  • sudo apt-get install mplayer-k6 for the 32-bits version optimized for AMD CPUs.

  • sudo apt-get install mplayer-amd64 for the version for 64-bit AMD compatible CPUs.

  • sudo apt-get install mplayer-powerpc for the version for PowerPC, G3, G4 and G5 compatible CPUs. You may also consider installing :

  • mplayer-fonts (to handle subtitles).

  • mozilla-mplayer (mplayer plugin for mozilla to allow playing embedded movies on web pages).

Configuring sound

  • Mplayer packages really provide mplayer and gmplayer. Mplayer is more a command-line version of mplayer and gmplayer (the one you're using) a graphical version.

  • Ubuntu uses esound as its default sound daemon, we will configure mplayer to use the appropriate audio driver, esd.

  • Configuring sound in gmplayer : (the one you're using)

    • Start mplayer in "Menu" -> "Sound & Video" -> "Mplayer".

    • Right-click on the mplayer window and select "Preferences".
    • In the "Audio" tab, choose the "esd" driver.

    • Validate your change with "OK" and exit mplayer.
  • Configuring sound in mplayer :

    • Mplayer reads its configuration file from ~/.mplayer/config (if it does not exist, just create it) :

######
## Audio drivers

## Ubuntu uses esd by default.
ao=esd

## These are only mentioned for the sake of completion.
#ao=oss
#ao=alsa
#ao=arts

######

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