[MPlayer-users] install question fc8 yum

Tue Jan 15 13:08:56 CET 2008

On Tuesday, 15 January 2008 at 11:02, Tom Poe wrote:
> I installed fc8, and used the yum install mplayer command.  I then 
> downloaded codecs and moved the files to /usr/local/lib/codecs/ 
> directory.  I then downloaded Corelian skin and moved files to 
> ~/.mplayer/skins/default directory.  So, now what do I need to do to 
> activate the skin?

You need to install mplayer-gui package if you want to use any skins.

> How would I remove mplayer and replace with the svn 
> option?  Any help appreciated.

Just like any other package:
rpm -e mplayer

As for downloading the code from SVN, the instructions are on our website
(http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html). The rest is in README and
./configure --help.

Regards,
R.

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