audio/video packages for ubuntu

[Joep L. Blom]

On 07/12/12 06:22, JD wrote:
> Wouldlike to install several audio/video libraries,
> that provide flac, vorbis, wma, wmv, mpX....etc
>
> except I do not know the exact package names.
>
> How does one query the ubuntu repos using wildcards
> as is done with yum on redhat distros:
> yum list available "*flac*"
>
> andit lists every available package containing the word flaci
> in the "enabled" repos in /etc/yum.repos.d/
>
> Thanx.
>
>
>
Use synaptic. Normally you can find it under Applications -> System -> 
Synaptic Package Manager.
If they haven't included it because The Ubuntu rulers want you to use 
the dreadful "Ubuntu Software Center" that wants you to get a lot of 
useless packages, install it using "sudo apt-get install synaptic".
Joep