Media Files in Ubuntu 6.10?

Question

I've just installed ubuntu 6.10 and I cant play .avi files what do I need to do to play all media files?

Answer 1

Here are a few well-written references for you,

You'll need to add some extra repositories
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/index_dapper.html#add-repositories

Then install some extra multimedia codecs and players
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/index_dapper.html#multimedia

You can also install Mplayer in Ubuntu Linux
http://www.debianadmin.com/install-mplayer-ubuntu.html

Answer 2

You need to wipe Ubuntu and install PCLinuxOS

http://www.pclinuxos.com

PCLinux runs a much wider range of media files than Ubuntu either out of the box or with an effortless package download from the repo.

Answer 3

You need to install the proper codecs, follow #10 in this tutorial, it will enable you to play most files.

http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/02/13-things-to-do-immediately-after.html