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    Cant find package - cant play video files

    I've just installed kubuntu 6.10 in my PC. I cant play video files whit kaffeine such as wmv or avi. I've been searching on the forum and it seems that i have to install the libxine-extracodecs package.

    When I try searching the package in adept, it doesn't appear. I have enabled the 'extra' repositories in the sources.list file, so that's not the problem.

    Can anyone tell me how to install that package? It would be useful for me if anyone posts here what are the packages needed for playing the most common media formats.

    Happy 2007!
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    #2
    Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

    How do you change enable the extra repositories from the manager console.


    Will I Am
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      #3
      Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

      I'm a bit new myself but it's so quite here tonight i'll have a stab at this one. The file you are looking for is in my package manager list so i can only assume somewhere you do not have the right repositories.
      Have you changed all the lines which said only "universe" to read "universe multiverse", ie.

      deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse

      You could also try adding the canonical repositories as below

      deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ dapper-commercial main

      I actually prefer to use synaptic but i'm sure they work the same.
      I suppose if you have a different version to dapper you will have a different name in there.
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        Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

        Maladict

        If you have a quick download speed the easiest thing is to install Automatix2. This is a script which will download and install lots of extra, useful things. You can see "How to install Automatix2 on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu" at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_E...2C_and_Xubuntu

        will_ i_am

        "How do you change enable the extra repositories from the manager console." Put the following command into Konsole. When Kate comes up delete the # at the beginning of any line which starts deb or deb-src
        sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list
        "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
        "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss
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          Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

          I get this error:
          william@ubuntu:~$ sudo kate etc/apt/sources.list
          X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 154
          Major opcode: 143
          Minor opcode: 3
          Resource id: 0x0
          Failed to open device
          X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 154
          Major opcode: 143
          Minor opcode: 3
          Resource id: 0x0
          Failed to open device
          QObject::disconnect: Unexpected null parameter
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            Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

            You can ignore that error for now, it's harmless. For gui programs you should use the run command(press ALT+F2) and instead of sudo use kdesu.
            ~$sudo make me a sandwich
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              Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

              First thing is to say that I was trying a bad avi file, since I tried another one and kaffeine played it.

              Second is that I'm using edgy, not dapper, and there may be some different packages in the repositories. Anyway, I still cant play wmv files. Arochester, I will try automatix2.

              Anyway, here is my sources.list file; I dont know if there is some more repositories I should add.


              deb http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy main restricted
              deb-src http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy main restricted

              ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
              ## distribution.
              deb http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates main restricted
              deb-src http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates main restricted

              ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
              ## repository.
              ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
              ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
              ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
              ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
              ## team.
              deb http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe
              deb-src http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe

              ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
              ## repository.
              ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
              ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
              ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
              ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
              ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
              deb http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
              deb-src http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

              deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted
              deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted
              deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
              deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
              deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe multiverse
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                #8
                Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

                Try the w32codecs. It's in the repos.
                ~$sudo make me a sandwich
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                  #9
                  Re: Cant find package - cant play video files

                  Hi I solved all the video problems by installing Automatix (which is a sort of Apt-get), then swiftfox and all the swiftwox plug ins. After in the swiftfox Tools menu i added Media player connectivity, which helps you to handle multimedia files, streaming, video, etc.

                  You can get automatix here, just follow the instructions.

                  http://www.getautomatix.com/wiki/ind...e=Installation

                  best,
                  Marco
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