[ubuntu-in] How to play .mp4 video in Ubuntu 9.04 ?

[Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್)]

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Ravi Joshi <ravi.joshi53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Hi,
>                I have installed Ubuntu 9.04 in my laptop.I have windows XP
> also and i have download a .mp4 video. I want to play that video in Ubuntu
> also but when i double click on the .mp4 file ,a message has been displayed
> "Search for suitable codec". actually my data card doesn't work in Ubuntu
> plateform so i couldn't download suitable codec for player. My data card
> works fine in windows XP .
>                   So i want to ask you that how can i play that .mp4 file
> video in Ubuntu?
>

I have few alternative solutions,
 1) Work on data card so that you have internet in Ubuntu system,
 2) Download ubuntu repos DVD, google it as I am not aware where to find.
 3) Install Virualbox in Windows and install ubuntu on that, there
networking will work I suppose, if so, install what ever you want and then
copy all the deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to a media(say pendrive),
then copy those into same path in ubuntu system.
I prefer option 1 thinking in long term.
Hopefully one of this works, good luck.


> -Ravi Joshi
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