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Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: thaster88 on August 12, 2004, 11:46:01 am

i just downloaded mplayer and snyc the ipk to my zaurus 5500 i installed it into my ram memory but nothing happen i dont see no icon for the mplayer. my zaurus is runnin 2.38. im a definite noob and i dont know nothing. i thought u just install the ipk files but i guess not.

any info on how to install would be apprecited

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: thaster88 on August 12, 2004, 12:09:49 pm

PLZ HELP!

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: lardman on August 12, 2004, 12:35:20 pm

mplayer is a command line app hence the lack of an icon.

There are a couple of frontends for it, one uses java and the other is xmms.


Si

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: thaster88 on August 12, 2004, 12:43:58 pm

so how do u actually install mplayer?

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: lardman on August 12, 2004, 12:55:55 pm

Presumably the way you did so, then open the terminal and type 'mplayer'

Si

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: thaster88 on August 12, 2004, 01:14:18 pm

ok i did that and these settings such as basic keys pop up in the terminal wat else do i do?

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: lardman on August 12, 2004, 01:41:00 pm

To play a file:

mplayer /path/to/file/file.mp3
mplayer /path/to/file/file.mpeg
mplayer /path/to/file/file.avi

etc.

you can also do

mplayer /path/to/file/*.mp3


Si

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: thaster88 on August 12, 2004, 06:42:44 pm

i type that in the terminal? if i do, what do i type for path....to....file?

Title: how do u install mplayer?
Post by: Chaos on August 12, 2004, 07:01:12 pm

Erm, I think you might want to stick with a GUI video player for now... You don't seem to understand the first thing about GNU/Linux...

the /path/to/files/ part is a commonly used way to say the path to the files you want to play. For example /home/zaurus/Documents/file.mp3 or something like that. If you're gonna try to use a command line app, try to first get basic Linux system layout and usage abilities.