[Ilugc] mplayer issue in Kubuntu

[R.Ramkumar]

> I had downloaded w32codecs and was able to play .wmv files.  But when I
> logged in today, I am getting a message "mplayer not running" when I run
> a .wmv file.  Am I missing something?   Any pointer would be helpful.

fyi, you dont need native codecs to play asf files with wmv content
(that's what you meant by wmv files :) ). afaicr, mplayer's codec
library, ffmpeg, handles it...

it moves on...

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