w32codecs... aah..

[KevC]

Hey,

I can't seem to play WMV or ASF files on my ubuntu linux install.

I tried sudo apt-get install w32codecs and I get...

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package w32codecs

*confused*.

 

[Arkaine23]

You need unofficial sources in your /etc/apt/sources.list. To find this particular source search for "mplayer debian sources" in google. I don't know the url off-hand, but its ftp.nerim.something.....

 

[unhappy_mage]

# unofficial packages by Christian Marillat:
# acroread, mplayer & friends, realplayer, others.
# see http://hpisi.nerim.net
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main

Google for teh win!

 

[KevC]

Sorry, I found all that info but I still have no facking idea what it means! I'm a total n00b, so if somebody could give me step by step instructions I'd greatly appreciate it...

 

[unhappy_mage]

http://nozell.com/blog/archives/2005/07/22/w32codecs-for-ubuntu-hoary/

Follow the instructions in this post and you should be set.

 

[KevC]

Great! Thanks. I feel real dumb, but learning by the minute =)