Q. How do I enable and install Media player under CentOS or Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems? How do I play mp3s under RHEL / CentOS Linux 5.x? How do I play CD / DVD movies under RHEL / CentOS Linux version 5.x?
A. EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a volunteer-based community effort from the Fedora project to create a repository of high-quality add-on packages but you will not find mp3, dvd and music / media player under EPEL.
RPMforge Repo
RPMforge is a collaboration of Dag, Dries, and other packagers. They provide over 4000 packages for CentOS, including mplayer, xmms-mp3, dvd, cd and other popular media players tools. It is not part of RedHat or CentOS / Fedora but is designed to work with these major distributions.
How do I enable RPMforge repo?
Login as root user and type the following command at a shell prompt:
# rpm -ivh http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.$(uname -i).rpm
Sample output:
Retrieving http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.jWb790: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6 Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:rpmforge-release ########################################### [100%]
Import GPG keys, enter:
# rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
A note about CentOS v5.x / 4.x
You also need to install yum-priorities, which is available in the CentOS v5 / 4 repositories:
# yum -y install yum-priorities
Sample output:
Loading "skip-broken" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: mirrors.xmission.com * base: mirrors.gigenet.com * updates: pubmirrors.reflected.net * addons: centos.mirrors.tds.net * extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package yum-priorities.noarch 0:1.1.10-9.el5.centos set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: yum-priorities noarch 1.1.10-9.el5.centos base 11 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 11 k Downloading Packages: (1/1): yum-priorities-1.1 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: yum-priorities ######################### [1/1] Installed: yum-priorities.noarch 0:1.1.10-9.el5.centos Complete!
Test your setup
Finally, type the following command to test new repo:
# yum check-update
Sample output:
Loading "skip-broken" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "priorities" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: mirrors.xmission.com * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net * base: mirrors.gigenet.com * updates: pubmirrors.reflected.net * addons: centos.mirrors.tds.net * extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net rpmforge 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 2.5 MB 00:06 rpmforge : ################################################## 7247/7247 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections cadaver.x86_64 0.22.5-1.el5.rf rpmforge lftp.x86_64 3.7.3-1.el5.rf rpmforge mtr.x86_64 2:0.72-1.el5.rf rpmforge rsync.x86_64 3.0.3-1.el5.rf rpmforge syslinux.x86_64 3.71-1.el5.rf rpmforge udftools.x86_64 1.0.0b3-3.el5.rf rpmforge [root@centos tmp]# yum check-update Loading "skip-broken" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "priorities" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: mirrors.xmission.com * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net * base: mirrors.gigenet.com * updates: pubmirrors.reflected.net * addons: centos.mirrors.tds.net * extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections cadaver.x86_64 0.22.5-1.el5.rf rpmforge lftp.x86_64 3.7.3-1.el5.rf rpmforge mtr.x86_64 2:0.72-1.el5.rf rpmforge rsync.x86_64 3.0.3-1.el5.rf rpmforge syslinux.x86_64 3.71-1.el5.rf rpmforge udftools.x86_64 1.0.0b3-3.el5.rf rpmforge
How do I install media players?
Type the following command to install media players:
# yum -y install mplayer vlc xmms-mp3 xmms-flac xmms-wma xmms-skins
To play mp3 enter
$ mplayer *.mp3
OR
$ xmms &
To play CD / DVD or media file enter
$ vlc moive.avi
$ vlc &
$ mplayer file.avi
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for install audio and video players install EPEL and redhat-club repository
rpm -ihv http://repo.redhat-club.org/redhat/5/i386/redhatclub-repository-release-5-2.el5.rhc.noarch.rpm http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-2.noarch.rpm
install audio, video software
yum install audacious*, mplayer, mplayer-gui, xine, xine-lib-extras-nonfree, xmms*, amarok, smplayer, smplayer-themes, moc, easytag, grip
install IM software
yum install psi, psi-icons, psi-i18n, licq*, gajim, siminstall bittorrent clients
yum install deluge, transmission, bittorrent, bittorrent-gui, aria2install image viewers
yum install geeqie, f-protyum install djvulibre, epdfviewWhen you go to intall moc (yum install moc) you get Error: Missing Dependency: libx264.so.58 is needed by package ffmpeg-libs
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i found following error when i run below command plz help me
rpm -ivh http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.$(uname -i).rpm
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
error: skipping http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm – transfer failed
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Hi!
I got the errors below after executing “yum install mplayer”:
Error: Missing Dependency: libdvdread.so.3 is needed by package lsdvd
Error: Missing Dependency: libcucul.so.0 is needed by package mplayer
Error: Missing Dependency: libdvdread.so.3 is needed by package libdvdplay
Anyone has an idea how to solve this problem?
Thanks.
try
yum install mplayer*
Add start to the end of the player
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i m very new to rhel. i m using rhel ws 3. plz suggest how & which packages i’ll hav to
dwnld 4 playing media files. i guess u hav d right answers 4 dis.
thanx
hi,
how to install the media players and software packages in red hat linux
and what different red hat Linux and EPEL
THANKS
That is the BEST ever description of the process to get media players installed on CentOS/RHEL machines.
Saved me hours !!! Thanks a lot man. This is awesome !
I appreciate it
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plzz tell me how can i run exe file on red hat linux 5 .and how can i install drivers four webcam and bluetootj devices
hi you try this to activate bluetooth
\etc\init.d\bluetooth start
try wine
hi i want 2 know that how can i run the exe files in red hat 9..
thanx
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hi everyone.
i am using centos.
here is in my music player he’s playing wav. midi file but showing eror for mp3 file
what i do please tell me solution.
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plzz guide me to install VLC player on CentOS ..
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hell will work out. No to centos and redhat 6
yum install vlc
yum install vlc*
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Hello please give information about Linux CentOS to install VLC player..
Link read the part.
Hi tell me how to play a video player on REDHAT linux 6.0
when i install vlc softwares i got a massage that “unable to resolve dependecies”…….?
please provide me link as well as procedure step by step about installing video player.
ANAND
yum clean all
yum –disablerepo=epel install vlc
СпаÑибо вÑе работает отлично. Thanks all very good work.
i want to install media players in red hat linux . .in my office system.
so if i got installed did it goes any information to Technical team.
and also how i want to install media players in the red hat linux. so how to get it.
Thank’s
i m getting this error
please what should i do