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Install all ia32-libs packages
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 lib32ncurses5 ia32-libs-sdl ia32-libs-gtk lib32stdc++6 ia32-libs-openoffice.org2.
Download the package
Dapper Users
http://folk.ntnu.no/grannas/debs/mplayer32_1.0pre7-1_amd64.deb
Edgy Users
http://folk.ntnu.no/grannas/debs/mplayer32_20070130-1_amd64.deb
Install the package Using the following commands
Dapper Users
sudo dpkg -i mplayer32_1.0pre7-1_amd64.deb
Edgy Users
sudo dpkg -i mplayer32_20070130-1_amd64.deb
Fetch the Win32 codecs from http://www.people.virginia.edu/~drf8f/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20060501.tar.bz2
Unpack it and install to /usr/lib/win32.
tar -jxvf essential-20060501.tar.bz2
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/win32
sudo cp essential-20060501/* /usr/lib/win32/
Use mplayer32 to play wmv9 files (but it can also be used for other files as well )
If you want a 32 bit mencoder as well, you can download it from here
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~grannas/debs/mencoder32 and put it into /usr/bin/ .
If you want to use the gmplayer gui, rather than the command-line do the following:
sudo rm /usr/bin/gmplayer
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/mplayer32 /usr/bin/gmplayer
This operation has to be done manually as the gmplayer file is "owned" by the original mplayer package.
Thanks very much for this guide. I’ve been trying to get this to work forever and your guide really helped out.
Thanks for the guide. I have kubuntu edgy. I have one little problem: it worked, but now kaffeine does not open or play any files.
due to mplayer32 the upgrade from dapper to edgy fails
see the bug: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/94773
ca you help trace the mplayer32 maintainer to get bug reported.
Thank you
1000x THANK YOU! I can now watch czech music station Ocko in best quality 🙂 (vmw9)
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