How to play .rmvb in Ubuntu

Follow the official instruction to install all the restricted formats:
```
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
```
Install MPlayer:
```
sudo apt-get install mplayer
```
Download MPlayer binary codecs package from here.

Install MPlayer binary codecs package: (Note: the package name may differ from yours.)

tar xjvf essential-20071007.tar.bz2
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/codecs
sudo cp essential-20071007/* /usr/lib/codecs

At this point, you should be able to play rmvb files now. In case you still can’t, install libstdc++5 as follow:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

Greedy 10:51 PM on September 10, 2008 Permalink

10x Dude, i have done everything until line 4. and still did not worked // but when i installed libstdc++5 i was able to play .rmvb files in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy -DE
anyway without this info:
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At this point, you should be able to play rmvb files now. In case you still can’t, install libstdc++5 as follow:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

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I wouldn’t be able to do it.
again thx very much matey.(y)(h)

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anthony 7:38 PM on September 30, 2008 Permalink

hi, even though i have done all the following, i still cannot play rmvb in ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Why?

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Super cold refrigerator 10:53 PM on September 30, 2008 Permalink

@anthony
I am not sure about your problem. But you may have to reboot your computer after install them to make it works.

Or try removing completely mplayer through synaptic, then reinstall it. Then it should be ok like others.

Good luck

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