Video Problem WMV

[Donn]

Clark,
Your first stop should be:
http://www.kubuntu.org/doc/7.10/index/C/index.html
To get some basics under wraps.

>  edit /etc/apt/sources.list
He meant 'edit' as a verb, not a program name. You need to use kedit or kate 
to actually open the file for editing. You also have to do it as root, so:
1. Alt+F2, type:
kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list
Enter your normal user password.
Find the lines in question and remove the (single) # symbols.
Do NOT EDIT ANYTHING ELSE. Don't stuff that file up!
Save file and close kate.

2. Then open konsole and type:
sudo apt-get update
Type your password again.
Wait for it to finish, look out for errors.

3. Then:
sudo apt-get install mplayer
(may have to retype password)
That *should* do the trick.

I know for codecs and stuff, I usually go to the mplayer website and download 
their codecs pack and put them in a folder on my drive. It's a little 
intricate, but mplayer works well for me.

hth
\d

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