Re: Media player - RH 8 newbie question, please forgive

[fluke gibson mw luc edu]

In a web browser go to http://www.freshrpms.net/
Download apt
Download synaptic
As root run:  rpm -Uvh apt* synaptic*
As root run:  apt-get update
As root run:  synaptic
Scroll through the list of package and select xine
Click the Install button
Click the Proceed! button


On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Michael Willems wrote:

> OK, please forgive the dumb question... 
> 
> I have gottyen MP3s to play properly, even by clicking on them, finally.
> But I cannot play MPGs yet. Tried to install the Xine rpms but got a lot
> of failed dependencies. Not sure how to proceed.
> 
> I use KDE.
> 
> Any chance anyone can help me along? (Also, no screensavers, while we're 
> at it. Npot sure why RH profiles this release as a desktop OS...!)
> 
> Michael