installing codecs

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 17:37 +0300, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 08:51 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ioannis Vranos
> > <cppdeveloper at ontelecoms.gr> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 08:12 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > >> I installed VLC, thanks for the tip.  I use it but did not realize it
> > >> included the codecs for mp3.  It does not include mp 4.  Are there any
> > >> other video formats it does not include?
> > >
> > >
> > > I am not sure whether you are right that it doesn't play MP4s. Doesn't
> > > it play the following MP4 from youtube?
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=cCevnzsHN20&t=vjVQa1PpcFMWteDidmiJGCIu1rY_F5zYV00_SjOxvLU%3D&fmt=18
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> Also, how can I install the printer drivers to the install cd?  Or
> > >> should I install them separately?
> > >
> > >
> > > I did not understand what you mean.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > >
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> > 
> > It would play the youtube as I installed the MP4 codec.
> 
> 
> I checked it in a new installation, and found out that along with VLC a
> few libraries are also installed.
> 
> 
> So, the only solution I can think for your issue, is to create an
> "update CD", as it is described in the article:
> 
> 
> http://my.opera.com/ubuntunerd1/blog/how-to-create-an-ubuntu-update-cd-dvd
> 
> 
> 
> > I do not think that ubutu comes with printer drivers, as least when I
> > went to install a printer a bit ago it wanted an internet connection
> > so i assumed that meant there were no drivers included.
> 
> 
> The only solution I can think for your issues, is to create an Update
> CD, described in the article mentioned above.
> 
> 
> Perhaps you can use the free VirtualBox, to create a new Ubuntu
> installation in a virtual machine in your PC, and install the updates
> and other packages, so as to create an update CD.


VirtualBox can be found here:

http://www.virtualbox.org




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Ioannis Vranos

C95 / C++03 Software Developer

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