Please note this is for the 32 bit installs
as root (su -) install the current livna rpm to get access to livna's goodies
now let's add freshrpm's to that list
ok, done. Now lets have some fun:-
1. let's install the MP3 plugins (currently gstreamer-plugins-mp3 is BAD so will error, but try again in a day or two)
2. lets install the Flash plugin
use vi to create a new file
now copy the text below and paste it into the new file (press I to INSERT text...)
save the file with :wq
3. Next up for multimedia action and DVD playing we will install xine
4. A Fedora install would not be complete without the coolest video player mplayer, so let's install it
and now we'll install the windows codecs for mplayer
now we need to install the mplayer plugin for web browsers
5. Install Java !
Download Java JDK 5.0 Update 8 (not 9 as it causes problems)
Get over to Sun's Java download site and choose the Linux RPM in self-extracting file version.
Linux RPM in self-extracting file jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin 45.48 MB
Open a Terminal.
Become root:
Change back to your home directory (instead of root's home directory):
Where "username" is your normal username.
Run the file that you downloaded, by doing:
It will display a license agreement. You can press q to skip it.
Type "yes" when it asks you if you agree. Then it will install Java.
Finally,you can enable the Java plugin for your web browser:
And u can download best video plaer vlc
as root (su -) install the current livna rpm to get access to livna's goodies
Code:
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/i386/livna-release-6-1.noarch.rpm
now let's add freshrpm's to that list
Code:
rpm -ivh http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/6/i386/RPMS.freshrpms/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
ok, done. Now lets have some fun:-
1. let's install the MP3 plugins (currently gstreamer-plugins-mp3 is BAD so will error, but try again in a day or two)
Code:
yum -y install xmms-mp3 gstreamer-plugins-mp3 libmad libid3tag
2. lets install the Flash plugin
use vi to create a new file
Code:
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/flash.repo
now copy the text below and paste it into the new file (press I to INSERT text...)
[macromedia]name=Macromedia for i386 Linux
baseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/rpm/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://macromedia.mplug.org/FEDORA-GPG-KEY
save the file with :wq
Code:
yum -y install flash-plugin
3. Next up for multimedia action and DVD playing we will install xine
Code:
yum -y install xine xine-lib xine-skins
4. A Fedora install would not be complete without the coolest video player mplayer, so let's install it
Code:
yum -y --disablerepo=livna install mplayer mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts
and now we'll install the windows codecs for mplayer
wget http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2
gtar xjvf essential-20061022.tar.bz2
mkdir /usr/local/lib/win32
mv essential-20061022/* /usr/local/lib/win32
now we need to install the mplayer plugin for web browsers
Code:
yum -y install mplayerplug-in
5. Install Java !
Download Java JDK 5.0 Update 8 (not 9 as it causes problems)
Get over to Sun's Java download site and choose the Linux RPM in self-extracting file version.
Linux RPM in self-extracting file jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin 45.48 MB
Open a Terminal.
Become root:
Code:
su -
Change back to your home directory (instead of root's home directory):
Code:
cd ~username
Where "username" is your normal username.
Run the file that you downloaded, by doing:
Code:
sh Desktop/jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin
It will display a license agreement. You can press q to skip it.
Type "yes" when it asks you if you agree. Then it will install Java.
Finally,you can enable the Java plugin for your web browser:
Code:
ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
And u can download best video plaer vlc
Code:
yum install vlc