Last updated: July 20, 2010
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Getting Started
1. Introduction
2. Switching to GNU/Linux
3. Getting openSUSE
4. Installation

Day to Day Use
5. Desktop Environment (KDE)
6. Apps for Common Tasks
7. Security and Root
8. Terminal
9. Administrator Settings (YaST)
10. Installing Software
11. Software Repositories
12. MS Windows Interop

Setup
13. Multimedia Codecs
14. Browser Plugins
15. 3D Drivers
16. Wireless

Appendix
A: Help and Docs
B: Games
C. Under the Hood
D. History and Background
E: Getting Involved
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13. Multimedia Codecs
This chapter describes three different methods for installing the packages needed to playback most multimedia formats - including MP3, DVDs etc., with Kaffeine (video) and Amarok (audio). You can use 1-Click Install, manual installation or use the command line - whichever method you prefer.

By default only free, open, non-patent encumbered formats such as Ogg Theora, Ogg Vorbis and Flac are supported for legal reasons (US software patents and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)).

13.1 Codec Installation with 1-Click
Click on the button below to install multmedia codecs with 1-click install.

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Note, you'll get a warning dialog like this. Don't panic! Simply select the top option, to allow changing the vendor for some packages from 'openSUSE' to 'Packman', then click 'OK -- Try Again'.

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13.2 Manual Codec Installation
You can install the packages manually instead if you prefer. Install the following packages ('Packman Repository' required):

tip If the concepts of 'package manager' and 'repositories' are foreign to you, revisit the chapters Installing Software and Software Repositories.

13.2.1 DVD Playback
DVD movies are encrypted, to play them with Kaffeine you need to install libdvdcss. Manually add the repository http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.3/ to YaST and install the package libdvdcss.

13.3 Codec Installation in the Terminal
To install codecs via the the terminal instead, do these steps:

tip Use Copy/Paste. To paste in Konsole right click mouse => Paste - or use Ctrl+Shift+V.

Add the necessary repositories:
zypper ar -f http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/packman/suse/11.3 packman
zypper ar -f http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.3 dvd

Then install the necessary packages:
zypper in libxine1-codecs k3b-codecs ffmpeg lame libdvdcss w32codec-all

You will be asked if you want to allow vendor change for some packages - allow it.

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