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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Parrott on 5 February 2004, 12:49

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Parrott on 5 February 2004, 12:49

finaly installed redhat on my ye olde 900mz machine need a media player oh yeah so much for linux being oh so very stable ive had it crash on me 3 times when i was moving the clock along the taskbar oh jou

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Mistshadow on 5 February 2004, 13:19

Try xine.

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Kintaro on 5 February 2004, 17:55

Xine or mplayer...

http://xinehq.de/ (http://xinehq.de/)
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html)

Mplayers got some more baddass features (being able to watch movies with aalib in the console, or on your favorite vt220 serial terminal).

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Mistshadow on 5 February 2004, 18:12

^True. Xine might be a bit easier for a newbie though. Maybe try xine for a few hours, then try mplayer.

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Parrott on 9 February 2004, 06:49

yeah i forgot to mention somthing with an installer would be great concider im just so dammed windows

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Commander on 9 February 2004, 07:32

try xine... i installed that and it didnt require anywhere near the battle it took to install mplayer.  but then again, it's me... somebody for whom nothing goes rit!  :D

Title: Video player for red hat 9.0
Post by: Parrott on 9 February 2004, 13:09

even spelling by the looks of things hahhahah