Linux Solutions

Welcome to the tutorial guide. The guide will provide you with instructions and guidance on how to upgrade Fedora using yum. The guide will cover information on how to install applications.

Windows Codecs (ALL video players)
If you are planning to install Windows Codecs, then you need to install wget first by running following command:
su -c ‘yum -y install wget’

If you run the following command as provided below. This command will enable the codecs required to play most media released.
cd /tmp

wget http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20071007.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf all-20071007.tar.bz2
su -c ‘mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/codecs’
su -c ‘cp all-20071007/* /usr/local/lib/codecs’
rm -rf /tmp/all-20071007*
This may help as well but it is not required.
su -c ‘ln -sf /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/codecs && ln -sf \
/usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/local/lib/win32 && ln -sf /usr/local/lib/codecs ‘

Gnome
This command will enable MP3 playback using gstreamer in gnome.
su -c ‘yum -y install gstreamer-plugins-ugly libmad libid3tag id3v2′

KDE
This command will enable MP3 playback in KDE using KDE Multimedia
su -c ‘yum -y install kdemultimedia-extras-nonfree id3v2′
OR
su -c ‘yum install xine-lib-extras-nonfree id3v2′

Codeina
This is a new feature in Fedora 9. It should be installed by default. If is not installed by
default then please run the following commands. When you try to run an mp3 file it will offer you the opportunity to download a codec.
su -c ‘yum install codeina’

Picasa
Picasa is software that helps the user instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on the computer. Every time Picasa is opened, it automatically locates all the pictures and sorts them into visual albums organised by date with folder names easy to recognise. A user can easily drag and drop to arrange the albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure the pictures are always organised. Please note that you need to have the Google Repo installed.

Please run the following command:
su -c ‘yum –enablerepo=google install picasa’

Google Desktop
Google Desktop is a desktop search application that provides a user with an easy access to information on the computer and from the web. You can search your own email, files, music, photos, etc. Please note that you nee to have the Google Repo installed. This can be done by running following command:
su -c ‘yum –enablerepo=google install google-desktop-linux’

Installing ID3 Tag Editor (EasyTAG)
A user can easily install the ID3 editor by running following command:

yum –enablerepo=freshrpms install easytag

After that, a user can go to:
- Applications
- Sound & Video
- EasyTAG

Installing Video Editor (Kino)
The Video editor can be installed by running following command:
su -c ‘yum -y install kino’

After that, a user can go to:
- Applications
- Sound & Video
- Kino

Installing K9copy
If you would like to install K9 copy, then please run following command:
su -c ‘yum install k9copy’

How to install DVD Ripper (dvd::rip)
If you would like to install a DVD Ripper, theb please run following command:

su -c ‘yum –enablerepo=freshrpms install dvdrip’

If you have followed advise and guidance as provided in this tutorial, then you will have successfully installed the applications as mentioned in this guide.