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Easy steps to play.avi file in a Linux box

Searching on google I came across this link initially but didn’t understand what it really did and so skipped the link. It was after searching for various other .avi files I came across this link again which made the mplayer installation an easier task.

http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=thread&topic_id=6096&forum=28&post_id=18322

Content of the link is stated below:

Visit the below link to get information related to RPM installation.
http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B

Then all you need do is;

yum -y install mplayer xine

After the installation of mplayer, you can play the .avi files by typing

[root@user /]# mplayer “myvideoclip.avi”

Type “man mplayer” to get an understanding on various controls that you have for mplayer which will help you in controlling the volume, brightness etc.

Tags: .avi player, mplayer

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