On Tuesday 09 May 2006 02:18, Low Kian Seong wrote: > Dear Carl and all, > > Two questions : > > 1. Correct me if I am wrong, isn't packman for non supported and unstable > packages ? This is for my office's desktop machines, so stability is a > must. > > 2. After adding the sources what is next as in what packages do I install ?
Hi Low Kian Seong, Houghi has already discussed 'supported' vs. 'unstable', but Suser-Guru and Packman are very reliable in my experience. In your original post, you said you upgraded some systems from 9.3 to 10.0 and lost the ability to play mp3 files. One of the changes from 9.3 to 10.0 is that non-OSS packages have been dropped from the download version. The following page lists the packages provided in the retail (boxed) distribution of SUSE 10.0 that are *not* included with the download (OSS) version: http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html If you were to buy and install the retail version, you would not only be supporting the ongoing development of the distribution but you'd also regain the ability to play mp3 files with xmms... since the retail version contains the non-OSS libraries. Of course, you can add comparable multimedia playback to the OSS download version by using the installation sources that I posted previously. After you've added those sources, the packages below should be available for installation: MPlayer w32codec-all mplayerplug-in RealPlayer10 Note: In my experience, one package that is installed by default with 10.0, called "mozplugger", conflicts with mplayerplug-in. I usually uninstall mozplugger first, then add the packages I've listed above. regards, Carl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
