On 06/03/14 20:09, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 06/03/14 09:18, Ian A Taylor wrote:
>> Sir/Madam
>>
>> Does anyone know how I can install the package
>> gstreamer1-plugins-base
>>
>> on SL 6.5
>>
>> So I can playback video mp4 files
>>
> Have you considered vlc? It plays most video formats.
> http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/updates/6/i386/vlc-2.0.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
>
I should perhaps add a caution; the player works well for me but locks
the screen on hitting stop. It unlocks with no trouble but is annoying.
I'm using KDE-unstable. Others have reported time-related locks and/or
claimed fixes. Try it.