Question
How to play wmv files in Linux ?
Answer :
1- first you have to install the rpmfusion repository with
yum –nogpgcheck install http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
2-Install some needed packages
yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-ffmpeg
3- install Mplayer Totem and VLC
yum install totem vlc mplayer -y
4-Now to play the file with commands you can use
vlc /patch/file.wmv
or
totem /path/file.wmv
or
mplayer /path/file.wmv
5-you can play from the gui mode
Application >media>VLC or Mplayer of Totem Medoa player
6-To enable playing these files from your browser :
yum install totem-mozplugin gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-bad
