Pretty much how I feel

[Brant Fitzsimmons]

fmccormick at videotron.ca wrote:

>Ran across this tonight while Googling for some help on getting videos
>>from CNN and other sites to play in my browser.
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>>CNN is totally useless mainly because if I knew the file types they send
>>I could probably figure it out.
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>>But this message on Linuxworld is pretty much how I and a few
>>others I know feel about Linux Video and Audio right now.
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>>http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1217197122;fp;16;fpid;0
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>>Cheers and waiting for Dapper.
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>>>What web browser are you using?
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>Firefox 1.07 and I have mplayer installed.
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>Its just very annoying how these web sites make you jump through hoops if you're not running MS software.  I have complained to various sites and got no replies or changes.
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>Cheers
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>---Frank McCormick---
>------Montreal--------
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>Frank McCormick wrote:
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>>Ran across this tonight while Googling for some help on getting videos
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>>from CNN and other sites to play in my browser.
>  
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>>CNN is totally useless mainly because if I knew the file types they send
>>I could probably figure it out.
>>
>>
>>But this message on Linuxworld is pretty much how I and a few
>>others I know feel about Linux Video and Audio right now.
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>>http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1217197122;fp;16;fpid;0
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>>Cheers and waiting for Dapper.
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>What web browser are you using?
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Make sure you have the Universe apt repository enabled and install
mozilla-mplayer.

Then:
    cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/  
    rm libtotem_mozilla.*

Open Firefox, go to cnn.com and watch video.

Let me know if you still have trouble.

-- 
Brant Fitzsimmons
brant at bfcomputerconsulting.com
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