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Page 4 of 6 8. DVD & video playersDVD playbackIn order to play DVDs you must install the appropriate codecs.$ sudo yum install libdvdcss libdvdread libdvdplay libdvdnav lsdvd libdvbpsi Video Files playbackThis way you will be able to play almost any video file.$ cd ~/Download $ wget http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20071007.tar.bz2 $ tar -jxf all-20071007.tar.bz2 $ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/codecs $ sudo cp all-20071007/* /usr/local/lib/codecs $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/codecs $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/local/lib/win32 $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/win32 $ rm -rf all-20071007 Now choose one of the following Video players and install it. mplayerI prefer mplayer for video playback which is a very good player. It supports almost any video type, as well as DVD playback as long as you have the needed codecs installed as shown previously.For KDE users: $ sudo yum install kplayer For GNOME users: $ sudo yum install mplayer-gui totemIf you want to play DVD and video files with totem type:$ sudo yum remove totem $ sudo yum install totem-xine totem-xine-plparser xine-lib-extras xine-lib-extras-nonfree $ sudo yum install gstreamer-ffmpeg ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs xine$ sudo yum install xine xine-lib-extras xine-lib-extras-nonfree$ sudo yum install gstreamer-ffmpeg ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs vlcvlc supports almost any video type.$ sudo yum intall vlc kaffeinekaffeine is another KDE media player that uses the xine engine.$ sudo yum install kaffeine $ sudo yum install xine-lib-extras xine-lib-extras-nonfree RealPlayerDownload RealPlayer rpm from here . Next open a terminal and go to the Folder you downloaded it. Install it by typing:$ sudo yum install compat-libstdc++-33 $ sudo rpm -hiv RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm $ sudo yum remove HelixPlayer 9. IRC ClientsSome good Internet Relay Chat programs are the following.KonversationKDE users try Konversation$ sudo yum install konversation xchatGNOME users try xchat$ sudo yum intall xchat 10. MSN Messenger Clientskopete
If you are using KDE you should have already install Kopete under Start menu -> Internet. Kopete supports many different instant messaging accounts such as AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo etc. If it is not installed type:
$ sudo yum install kdenetwork pidgin$ sudo yum install pidginamsn$ sudo yum install amsn11. CD/DVD Burning/Copying/AuthoringgnomebakerFor GNOME users you can try gnomebaker to burn your cds/dvds.$ sudo yum install gnomebaker k3bk3b is a burning utility similar to Nero Burning Rom.$ sudo yum install k3b k9copyK9copy is the linux version of DVDshrink.$ sudo yum install k9copy $ sudo yum install libdvdcss libdvdread libdvdplay libdvdnav lsdvd libdvbpsi I have also written a guide on How to backup your DVDs (in dvd, xvid, mpeg-4, x264 formats) using k9copy . DeVeDe
DeVeDe is a very good dvd authoring tool. It allows you to convert any type of video format to DVD so that you can watch it in any player you like.
$ sudo yum install devede I have written a guide on How to create a custom DVD using DeVeDe. 12. Download manager$ sudo yum install d4x 13. PDF ReaderskpdfKDE users can try kpdf. You can find it in Start menu -> Graphics KPDF Viewer. If it is not installed type:$ sudo yum install kdegraphics xpdfYou can also try xpdf.$ sudo yum install xpdf acrobatreaderIf you prefer adobe acrobat reader you can download it from here . The latest version at this time is 8.1.1. Download the Linux x86 rpm. When the download completes open a terminal and install it with:$ sudo rpm -hiv AdobeReader_enu-8.1.1-1.i486.rpm And you are ready to use it. |
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