Installing programs is such a pain

[buzza24]

I am having some trouble installing programs on linux. Everybody says it's easy once you do it a few times, but i have only done a couple of time with help.

The program I am trying to install is Mplayer.

If anybody can help me install this, in step form, i will be greatful.

[Doctor V]

*slaps his head*

MPlayer...there are so many different options and stuff, the way you install can very...

I made myself a small installation guide so that I wouldn't forget next time I install it    


here it is:

notes on mplayer installation


1.) download all required files:
 
MPlayer-0.90
font
skin
wincodecs
real codecs


2.) decompress all files

use: tar xjvf ****

put all real files in the real folder in:
/home/jlake/mplayer/rpCodecs
and all win codec files in:
/home/jlake/mplayer/win32-codec0.90]


3.) configure + install

go to the MPlayer directory and enter (all one line):
./configure --enable-vorbis --enable-gui
--with-reallibdir=/home/jlake/mplayer/rpCodecs
--with-win32libdir=/home/jlake/mplayer/win32-codec0.90

go into super user mode by entering:
su
then enter your root password

enter:
make
wait minutes until it finishes then enter:
make install


4.) set fonts

make a directory called .mplayer in your home directory
make a directory font in it
copy the contents from a/the font folder to .mplayer/font


5.) set skin

make a directory Skin in .mplayer and a directory default in Skin
put the contents of the folder of the downloaded skin into .mplayer/Skin/default


remember, you need to have GTK if you want to use the skin.  There are probably better guides on the web, and this dosn't cover all the codecs.  It also assumes you have the necessary oggvorbis files, and if you don't have them, get them now

after this enter:
mplayer http://the.url.org
or for the skin enter:
gmplayer http://the.url.org


V

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by Buzza2:
I am having some trouble installing programs on linux. Everybody says it's easy once you do it a few times, but i have only done a couple of time with help.

The program I am trying to install is Mplayer.

If anybody can help me install this, in step form, i will be greatful.

What distribution of Linux are you using? MPlayer can be *VERY* easy to install.

[buzza24]

Red Hat

[voidmain]

Well cripes, it's as easy as:

# apt-get install mplayer-skins

[Ice-9]

Then apt-get is probably your answer.
http://voidmain.kicks-ass.net/redhat/redhat_8_apt-get_must_have.html
http://forum.fuckmicrosoft.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=001077

Just follow the instructions from void main's site, after you installed apt-get and synaptic you'll be able to download and install mplayer in just a few clicks, remember to start it with gmplayer to have the gui.

I don't know if mplayer is included in all the repositories for Red Hat but it surely is for RH 8.0, I got it installed with apt-get.

[voidmain]

What are the chances we would post at the same time?

[Ice-9]

 
well, since we're pretty far away from each other and NOT AT ALL in the same timezone I would've said chances were pretty slim