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MplayerInstallHowto
Introduction
- This howto will help you install and configure mplayer.
It is aimed at Ubuntu 5.04 and later. Ubuntu 4.10 users should go here [:InstallingMplayerFromHoaryInWarty]
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.
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 ######
MplayerInstallHowto (last edited 2008-08-06 17:01:29 by localhost)