Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Want to install "codec" for multimedia applications automatically?

In Linux some may face that some of their songs, videos(different formats) are not playing. So one need to install the corresponding plugins, codecs.
So what if when we try to play a song, video of new format the player itself findout the corresponding plugins and install by itself(Assumed you have internet conenction).

For this there is one package application called "gnome-codec-install" [Mostly it preinstalled in your Linux OS(Debian/Debian derived)]. If not installed prior. Just install it using

1. System -> Administration -> synaptic manager then serarch the package name and install.

2.In terminal $sudo apt-get install gnome-codec-install

So after successful installation when you try to play a song, video whose codec not installed yet will automaticall connect to the repository and installs then play.

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