Want to watch movies, play DVDs and listen musics on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon? You always need to install non-free multimedia codecs. For example, commonly known as w32codecs. To install them on Ubuntu, that’s very simple.
1. Launch your Terminal, run this command:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
2. Add this line to the end of file, then save it and close Gedit:
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free
3. Add GPG key to your keyring with this command:
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
4. Update sources:
sudo apt-get update
5. Install libdvdcss2 package to play encrypted DVDs:
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
6. Install w32codecs used by MPlayer and xine:
sudo apt-get install w32codecs
For more information, go here.
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9 responses so far ↓
1 Shawn // Oct 17, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Thank you….very helpful …
2 Nisarg // Oct 18, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Hello there,
Thanks for the info. I have now managed to successfully install the codecs.
I have not got everything that I should need w32codecs, flash, gstreamer codecs..
I am however still unable to watch certain windows media streams on my Ubuntu 7.10.
Any ideas why would this be?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Nisarg
3 michael // Oct 26, 2007 at 9:16 am
Hi,
This is a very helpful site for newbie who wants to
learn about linux. With ubuntu 7.10 I hope to shift
from windows soon.
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5 Daniel // Jan 8, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I followed your steps, step by step, jsut getting this ?
Package w32codecs is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package w32codecs has no installation candidate
HELP!
6 shrinux // Feb 7, 2008 at 9:15 am
Thanks
7 William // Feb 17, 2008 at 12:45 am
Try these instructions at
http://spreadlinux.org.in/HowToCompileXine.html
Search for
“Steps to install the multi-media codes and libdvdcss rpm (for playing encryped dvd’s) ”
This will help you to play all Windows media files
Plus, you have to add these lines into your
~/.mplayer/config file
decoder.external.win32_codecs_path:/usr/lib/win32
8 spartacus // Mar 27, 2008 at 4:55 pm
am using kubuntu 7.10.downloaded the win32codecs.When I try to install I get a message saying libstdc++5 needed.When I try to install this lib I get a message saying a newer version is installed!What could be the problem.
9 IPs // Aug 20, 2008 at 3:18 am
I also want to know how to update new multimedia codecs? can other advanced codecs can be incorporated?
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