How do I play video cd under Linux operating systems? How do I play .dat file under Linux?
VCDs are lower quality than a DVD. You can use any one of the following media player:
- mplayer
- VLC
mplayer: VCD playback
To play 1st track, enter (/dev/sr0 is your cdrom)
mplayer vcd://2 -cdrom-device /dev/sro
vlc: VCD Playback
To play vcd under Linux, enter:
vlc vcd:///dev/sr0
Replace /dev/sr0 with your actual device name such as /dev/dvd or /dev/hdc. Alternatively, you can use vlc File > Open Disk > VCD option to play vcds gui option.
How Do I Play .DAT File?
The .dat is not a real file. MS-Windows can play .dat file using some sort of iso9660 driver emulation. Linux cannot play .dat file. However, newer cdfs kernel driver can be used for the same. See Linux kernel cdfs documentation for more information. Use mplayer or vlc vcd:// format to play VCDs under Linux.
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hello guys if you want to play any media files on linux like fedora 11 then write this on any terminal(need working internet connection)
su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm'and then write
su -c 'yum -y install vlc'about 63 mb download is needed
enjoy
In ubuntu 10.04, the totem movie player plays vcd disc
hi guys.i am now using a new version of linux—mandriva-10.it is best suited for those who dont have net connection on their home.because every necessary package is given there(including vlc—-and its movie player can play even .avi files).so if you frequently format your machine so you need not have to download vlc every time in fedora 11.for more information don’t hesitate to mail me at
akash007ganga@gmail.com.
enjoy.
mandriva is up for sale so you may not get future version on time http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/05/11/174205/Mandriva-Up-For-Sale
ok but as a noncorprate user(student) i think mandriva 10 is enough for us.isn’t it?
Yes, you can use it. I was just giving you the heads up about recent development ;)
It is very nice platform.. but i want to install dual system on laptop.. with windows 7 and fedora,…is it possible ..
YES,why not.
i am using windows xp,windows-7,linux(mandriva-10).i was using fedora 11 for quite sometime in recent past.even you can use 4 os(previous all+ubuntu 9.10).My configuration is
1 gb ram,160 gb hdd,core-2-duo.
if you have any questions don’t hesitate to write to me on
akash007ganga@gmail.com
yes, vivek,thanks for your information.