The Fedora Multimedia Installation guide helps users set up multimedia applications on their Fedora Core operating system.
The Fedora Multimedia Installation HOWTO is a valuable resource for anyone looking to get various multimedia apps working under Fedora Core. With clear instructions on how to get proprietary and restricted multimedia software such as Flash, MP3 and Windows Media working using your normal package management tools, this HOWTO is a must-read for Fedora users. Additionally, it includes a useful guide to Firefox-plugins.
One downside of the Fedora Core 5 release is that Totem and Xine are both completely broken. Luckily, this HOWTO can help users overcome such difficulties. It covers crucial aspects including enabling Java and Flash in Mozilla, playing Quicktime/AVI/RealMedia/Windows Media streams, playing encrypted DVDs, and playing MP3 files.
The Fedora distro often does not provide information on these topics - either for fear of being sued under the DMCA or various other reasons. Therefore, this HOWTO provides all of the relevant information in one place.
It should be noted that this HOWTO is not a general multimedia-on-Linux guide. Rather, it is focused on the legal and political hot potatoes surrounding multimedia such as proprietary software which may be concerning to lawyers and threaten monopolies. Nonetheless, it is an incredibly useful resource for those looking to work with these types of proprietary software on Fedora Core.
One downside of the Fedora Core 5 release is that Totem and Xine are both completely broken. Luckily, this HOWTO can help users overcome such difficulties. It covers crucial aspects including enabling Java and Flash in Mozilla, playing Quicktime/AVI/RealMedia/Windows Media streams, playing encrypted DVDs, and playing MP3 files.
The Fedora distro often does not provide information on these topics - either for fear of being sued under the DMCA or various other reasons. Therefore, this HOWTO provides all of the relevant information in one place.
It should be noted that this HOWTO is not a general multimedia-on-Linux guide. Rather, it is focused on the legal and political hot potatoes surrounding multimedia such as proprietary software which may be concerning to lawyers and threaten monopolies. Nonetheless, it is an incredibly useful resource for those looking to work with these types of proprietary software on Fedora Core.
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