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Is it supported under linux? I'm not finding a plugin for firefox, any way I can view a quicktime movie under mandrake 10.1?
 
ninja fetus said:
Is it supported under linux? I'm not finding a plugin for firefox, any way I can view a quicktime movie under mandrake 10.1?
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Quicktime is supported under Linux, albeit unofficially. By using the mozplugger extension for Mozilla/Firefox and the excellent MPlayer, you should be able to watch just about any kind of video embedded in-browser. You can even right-click on the streaming movie and make it full-screen.

Since you're running Mandrake, I'll walk you through the MDK-specific way of installing it. First, set up your software repository mirrors. Generally speaking, you should choose mirrors which are as close to you as possible. However, some mirrors are quite busy, so you may find that you need to choose some mirrors which are farther away. You should probably get rid of your existing software repositories by typing:
Code: 
urpmi.removemedia -a
in the console as root. Next, add the mirrors by simply following the instructions on the easyurpmi website linked above (copy to clipboard and paste, mostly). Make sure each of the different repositories are accounted for (main, contrib, jpackage, plf-free, and plf-nonfree). A little side note: After you remove the default software repositories and add the new one (namely 'main'), you'll no longer require the MDK CDs.

Once you've got your repositories down, you can install mplayerplugin. You can either do this by using the Mandrake Software Installer GUI (drakrpm), or by using the urpmi command line tool, whichever you prefer.

GUI Way: This assumes you're running KDE as your desktop environment...
K-Menu --> System --> Configuration --> Packaging --> Install Software
Naturally, since you'll be making system-wide changes, you'll be prompted for your root password. Go ahead and enter it. Now should be in the software installation GUI. Click on the option which says lists 'All Packages Alphabetically'. Now, using the 'Find' section, look for mplayerplugin. When the results of your search are shown, you should see the package you were looking for. Click the check-box next to the program in question and click 'Install'. You will be prompted with a list of dependancies, such as Mplayer, Win32codecs, etc. Click 'OK'. (No dependancy-hell like Red Hat. Yay!). That's it, you're done! Next time you fire up Firefox, you should be able to play embedded video. Alternately, you can download the video and play it with the standalone mplayer.

Console Way: Start a console and type the following:
Code: 
su - root
urpmi mplayerplugin
You will be prompted as to whether or not you want to install the required dependancies. Agree by pressing the 'Y' key. That's it! Done.

Incidentally, this little excercise illustrates why many Linux geeks prefer the command-line to using GUI tools. Look how much sorter the walkthrough is for the command line method! But, in any case, both methods exist for your benefit, so use the one that suits you best.

-AT
 
[root@nick root]# urpmi mplayerplugin
no package named mplayerplugin


I'm running GNOME but install software is just under conifuration. I can't seem to find mplayerplugin when I search for it. :(
 
ninja fetus said:
[root@nick root]# urpmi mplayerplugin
no package named mplayerplugin...
I'm running GNOME but install software is just under conifuration. I can't seem to find mplayerplugin when I search for it. :(
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You must not have your software repositories set up properly. Adding the software repositories is a critical step; repeat it and try again.

The command to setup a specific repository will look something like this:
Code: 
urpmi.addmedia plf-free http://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/linux/plf/mandrake/free/10.1 with hdlist.cz
Follow the directions on the easyurpmi.zarb.org website carefully, and it will make setting up repositories simple.
 
Retried, must have missed a character when copying >_> got it working now :)
Thanks for all your help, would have had to get a windows install disk without you
 
ninja fetus said:
Retried, must have missed a character when copying >_> got it working now :)
Thanks for all your help, would have had to get a windows install disk without you
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No problem, glad you got it working. :)
 
mplayer works fine, get audio through it good. When I try to play embedded quicktime movies through firefox I can't hear anything though.
 
ninja fetus said:
mplayer works fine, get audio through it good. When I try to play embedded quicktime movies through firefox I can't hear anything though.
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Some quicktime videos use some crazy formats which aren't supported in Linux yet. :( Fortunately, it's a very small percentage. In the chance the video in question uses Apple's popular AAC codec, you can try the following:
Code: 
urpmi faac libfaac0
 
After installing faac and libfaac0 from PLF, I was able to watch the clip with sound. Did it work for you?
 
ninja fetus said:
nope, didn't work for me. Blast.
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Hmph, it must be from some other obscure codec I already had installed. There are a lot of codecs in the PLF repository; you might try installing some and see if you get different results. Also, remember that you must restart Firefox before it'll pick up the changes.

-AT

P.S. - It could be the flaac codec!
 
[root@nick root]# urpmi libmad
Everything already installed

installed, still no audio. Resarted firefox, logged off, even restarted computer. No audio. Hmmmblergh.
 
ninja fetus said:
[root@nick root]# urpmi libmad
Everything already installed

installed, still no audio. Resarted firefox, logged off, even restarted computer. No audio. Hmmmblergh.
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Yeah, restarting the PC won't do much with a Linux box. The only thing you should have to reboot for is a new kernel (and maybe a new video driver module). Otherwise, simply restarting the X-server should suffice.

There are *tons* of audio codecs available in the repositories, maybe you should start installing some intersting-sounding ones. :) Do you see any MPEG-4 related codecs which you don't have installed?
 
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