linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] LINUX_Newbies] Re: VLC in Mint 17

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 04:29:41PM -0500, Gene Henley mhenley2@verizon.net [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> Scott, I try so very hard to KEEP IT SIMPLE if I can. I deleted most of your post so that I can get the reality.
> I saved two paragraphs,because they are very pertinent to what I want to know.
> 1. You stated that FreeBSD works for you. I don`t doubt that at all. In fact,you do not make much use of Mint,Ubuntu,or
> VLC. You state mplayer works. I`m not adverse to trying it,but first I ask whether it is a video player. Another
> question I ask is what should I know about Pulse Audio and Flash? What,if any,effect could these apps have
> on video and audio rendering? I intend to check FreeBSD. You are an IT. I defer to you.

Trimming is good. Using in line posting even better, so I don't have to
scroll down to see what we're talking about. From your description, I
doubt you would want to use FreeBSD, which is far less newcomer friendly
than Mint, I mentioned it as an example of the fact that I have different
needs.

Mplayer, and it's GUI companion, smplayer both play video.

You open a terminal and type

sudo apt-get install smplayer

This will install it. Then, you can try pointing it at that video file. I
have no idea if it will show up in the menu, but if it doesn't, then just
open the terminal and, if your video file was called Mymovie.mp4

smplayer, Mymovie.mp4

> 2. Your second paragraph is a sad reading. I think Linux is very valuable to the world of computing.
> Some polls say that only about three percent of desktops have Linux. Which is also sad.
> I also think that the more we try to solve the unusual with the usual,will we increase this
> usage. I`ve read about the out of box laptops and desktops. I don`t know enough yet to
> intelligently comment.

Meh, Windows and Mac can be nuisances as well. My wife, a dedicated Mac
user, often asks my expertise. My sister-in-law, a Windows user, has called
from time to time with problems.

>
>
> Here is my point. I want to use only two OS in my home business.
> a. Mac OSX b. Linux Phase out all XP Dell XP OS, and have one with Windows 7
> temporarily. I have Ubuntu 14.10 in two AsRock 32 bit, 3.0 gig duo,2gig memory computers.
> One can do no wrong in every thing I want. It`s twin will not display VLC of Youtube no matter
> how try. In my five Dells,one works fine with Ubuntu 14.10,but it has double boot with XP. EEK!
> The other Dells will not work with any distro to properly display video/sound sync.
> To have a Newbie PITA come aboard with these problems is not what I would think
> an IT,possibly corporate,would find in his networks. So why be concerned?
> I get it,but you are the first that you have a SPECIFIC app that works for you.
> So, what is FreeBSD? Is it used more in larger corporate networks,of in the smaller
> home or business?
> I`ll sideline the VLC/Youtube problems for a time,and try something that works for
> someone else. Does any of this make sense?

Sure, it makes sense. Ok, FreeBSD is another Unixlike system, more aimed
towards the system administrator. Even among FreeBSD users, not that many
have it as a desktop, I was, as I said above, using it as ane xample.

I do have a Lubuntu (similar to Ubuntu) install and just tested and
smplayer works quite well for me. I gave instructions above about
installing it. Let's leave FreeBSD out of this for the moment, I meant it
as an example, and not as something I'd recommend using.

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