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8. DVD & video players
DVD playback
In order to play DVDs you must install the appropriate codecs.$ sudo yum install libdvdcss libdvdread libdvdplay libdvdnav lsdvd libdvbpsi
Video Files playback
This 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.
mplayer
I 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
totem
If 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
vlc
vlc supports almost any video type.$ sudo yum intall vlc
kaffeine
kaffeine is another KDE media player that uses the xine engine.$ sudo yum install kaffeine
$ sudo yum install xine-lib-extras xine-lib-extras-nonfree
RealPlayer
Download 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 Clients
Some good Internet Relay Chat programs are the following.Konversation
KDE users try Konversation$ sudo yum install konversation
xchat
GNOME users try xchat$ sudo yum intall xchat
10. MSN Messenger Clients
kopete
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/Authoring
gnomebaker
For GNOME users you can try gnomebaker to burn your cds/dvds.$ sudo yum install gnomebaker
k3b
k3b is a burning utility similar to Nero Burning Rom.$ sudo yum install k3b
k9copy
K9copy 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 Readers
kpdf
KDE users can try kpdf. You can find it in Start menu -> Graphics KPDF Viewer. If it is not installed type:$ sudo yum install kdegraphics
xpdf
You can also try xpdf.$ sudo yum install xpdf
acrobatreader
If 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.
