[Wolves] New to Ubuntu

[Adam Sweet]

--- Chris Fox <chris at robotninja.net> wrote:

> Adam Sweet wrote:
> 
> [snipped]
> > To add the commercial repo, click the Third Party
> > Software tab, click Add and then paste in (without
> any
> > linewrap):
> > 
> > deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu
> > feisty-commercial main
> > 
> > You should now be able to find stuff like Java
> (not
> > sure whether this is still considered commercial
> since
> > the license change), Acrobat Reader, Real Player
> and
> > so on, though I doubt you will need most of these
> on
> > Ubuntu.
> > 
> > My preferred way to install software is through
> > Synaptic, which is on System -> Administration ->
> > Synaptic Package Manager.
> > 
> >> 2. I would like to install RealPlayer and/or
> Mplayer
> >> is that possible? same as 1 above.
> > 
> > Again, there should be no need to install these.
> VLC
> > does a great job of playing everything for me.
> Totem
> > can play most things and the new Easy Codec
> Installer
> > will prompt you to install codecs when you try to
> play
> > media which you don't have the codecs for, though
> I
> > still prefer to use VLC.
> > 
> > If you need any other help with codecs and
> non-Free
> > stuff such as DVD playback, have a look at the
> Ubuntu
> > wiki page:
> > 
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats
> 
> Just want to mention one of the nice things about
> Linux I've observed - 
> always more than one way to skin a cat ;-)

Yeah, this way is my preference, many other people do
it many other ways. What ever suits you really.

As a side point, I meant to say that if you want to
play Real Player streams, such as BBC Radio etc, then
you probably will need Real Player, unless anyone
knows better.

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