This tutorial will take you step by step through installing all of the necessary to play rmvb (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) files in .
Though the steps and screenshots are specific to Ubuntu, they will likely be similar for other versions of . With that said, be sure to read the MPlayer file if you’re not using Ubuntu. Similar to some of the other tutorials on Simplehelp, this is almost certainly not the only way to play .rmvb
in Ubuntu, but it’s the easiest way I could find. If you know of a
easier method, by all means please feel free to leave a comment.
- The first step in playing .rmvb files in Ubuntu is to use the to install MPlayer. When you mark MPlayer for installation, you’ll be prompted to install additional (if they’re not already installed).
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- After MPlayer has been installed, exit out of the Synaptic Package Manager and visit the page. the codec package for your platform (for example, if you’re using a 32bit Intel or , download the Linux x86 package).
Save the file to your (or home folder). Once the download has completed, double-click that file. Select the folder to uncompress, and click the Extract button.
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- Choose a location to extract the files (your desktop is ideal) and again click Extract.
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- Make sure the files extracted correctly. They’ll be in a folder titled essential-date.
- Open up a Terminal by selecting Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
- Enter the following commands (and your password when prompted):
cd Desktop
cd essential-date
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/codecs
sudo cp * /usr/lib/codecs
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- NOTE: you may need to install libstdc++5
to get .rmvb files to play. Even though it might not be necessary for
you, it can’t hurt to install (the package isn’t very big). Run the
command: sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 in a Terminal, or use Synaptic and search for libstdc++5. Thanks to everyone who commented (see comments below) for the tip.
- Launch MPLayer by selecting Applications -> Sound & Video -> MPlayer Movie Player. Right-click in the Mplayer – Video window and select Preferences from the menu.
- Select the Video tab and change the Available drivers: to x11 X11 (XImage/Shm).
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- Select the Codecs & demuxer tab and change the Video codec family: to RealVideo decoder and the Audio codec family: to FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders. When you’re done, click OK and close down MPlayer.
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- Locate one of your .rmvb files, right-click it and select Properties.
- Select the Open With tab and change whatever the default is to MPlayer Movie Player. Click Close.
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- Double-click any of your .rmvb files and they should open up in MPlayer and start playing.
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