not playing media

[Jonathan McLoughlin]

I have never run a 64bit kernel as my desktop but i have always read
about media codecs only being available for the 32bit architecture
You running the 64 or 32 bit ubuntu kernel?

On 5/23/07, debiani386 <debiani386 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ajaya Pradhan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >           I am using Ubuntu Feisty 7.04 amd64.But its not playing any
> > media files. It is needing some codec(Gstreamer). Can anyone please
> > tell me how to get it and play media files on it.I am connected to the
> > internet through proxy server.I cannot connect  to the internet
> > through linux.
> >                                                 Yours
> >                                                 Ajaya
> >
> >
> the synaptic package manager should have that in the restricted software
> portion. If your using totem, it should guide you to it. I say that
> meaning that it will open the synaptic package manager and automatically
> search for any missing codec(s) for you
>
> But in the case it doesnt, open the synaptic package manager, then type
> in the search box:
>     gstreamer
>
> check the box next to it and click apply
>
> you could also apt-get it, but i dont recall which one to type in (as i
> installed the package off of synaptic package manager)
> --cj
>
>
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