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thanks Randall for reminding me to do this :)

Please note this is for the 32 bit installs

if you find this article useful, then I'd appreciate if you'd digg it !

as root (su -) install the current livna rpm to get access to livna's goodies

Code:
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/i386/livna-release-6-1.noarch.rpm

now let's add freshrpm's to that list

Code:
rpm -ivh http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/6/i386/RPMS.freshrpms/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm

ok, done. Now lets have some fun:-

1. let's install the MP3 plugins (currently gstreamer-plugins-mp3 is BAD so will error, but try again in a day or two)

Code:
yum -y install xmms-mp3 gstreamer-plugins-mp3 libmad libid3tag

2. lets install the Flash plugin

use vi to create a new file

Code:
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/flash.repo

now copy the text below and paste it into the new file (press I to INSERT text...)

Quote:[macromedia]name=Macromedia for i386 Linuxbaseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/rpm/

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=http://macromedia.mplug.org/FEDORA-GPG-KEY

save the file with :wq

Code:
yum -y install flash-plugin

3. Next up for multimedia action and DVD playing we will install xine

Code:
yum -y install xine xine-lib xine-skins

4. A Fedora install would not be complete without the coolest video player mplayer, so let's install it

Code:
yum -y --disablerepo=livna install mplayer mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts

and now we'll install the windows codecs for mplayer

Code:
wget http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2

gtar xjvf essential-20061022.tar.bz2

mkdir /usr/local/lib/win32

mv essential-20061022/* /usr/local/lib/win32

now we need to install the mplayer plugin for web browsers

Code:
yum -y install mplayerplug-in

5. Install Java !

Download Java JDK 5.0 Update 8 (not 9 as it causes problems)

Get over to Sun's Java download site and choose the Linux RPM in self-extracting file version.

Linux RPM in self-extracting file jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin 45.48 MB

Open a Terminal.

Become root:

Code:
su -

Change back to your home directory (instead of root's home directory):

Code:
cd ~username

Where "username" is your normal username.

Run the file that you downloaded, by doing:

Code:
sh Desktop/jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin

It will display a license agreement. You can press q to skip it.

Type "yes" when it asks you if you agree. Then it will install Java.

Finally,you can enable the Java plugin for your web browser:

Code:
ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

cheers

anyweb

This is an awesome and simple trick to getting the majority of the goodies that people want, its a wonder why there isn't someone packaging this for a one-stop-shop install :)

Thanks Randall / anyweb

Um .. yeah a script, nice idea!

Here we go :P

Code:
#!/bin/sh

PROGNAME=`basename $0 .sh`

if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]

then

 echo "${PROGNAME}: Please login as root"

 exit 2

fi

echo "> installing livna repo"

rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/i386/livna-release-6-1.noarch.rpm

echo "> installing freshrpms repo"

rpm -ivh http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/6/i386/RPMS.freshrpms/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm

echo ">> installing MP3 plugins"

yum -y install xmms-mp3 gstreamer-plugins-mp3 libmad libid3tag

if [ ! -f "/etc/yum.repos.d/flash.repo" ]

then

 echo "> installing flash plug-in repo"

 cat >/etc/yum.repos.d/flash.repo <<EOF

name=Macromedia for i386 Linux

baseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/rpm/

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=http://macromedia.mplug.org/FEDORA-GPG-KEY

EOF

fi

echo ">> installing flash plug-in"

yum -y install flash-plugin

echo ">> installing Xine for DVDs"

yum -y install xine xine-lib xine-skins

echo ">> installing mplayer"

yum -y --disablerepo=livna install mplayer mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts

if [ ! -d "/usr/local/lib/win32" ]

then

 echo ">>> creating mplayer codecs directory"

 mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/win32

 echo ">>> downloading mplayer codecs"

 wget -q http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2 -O /tmp/tmp.tbz2

 echo ">> installing mplayer codecs"

 tar -xjvf /tmp/tmp.tbz2 -C /usr/local/lib/win32 && rm -f /tmp/tmp.tbz2

fi

echo ">> installing mplayer plug-in"

yum -y install mplayerplug-in

if [ -f "$HOME/jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin" ]

then

 echo ">> installing java - hit q to skip license, and then 'yes' to agree"

 sh $HOME/jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin

 echo ">> installing java plug-in"

 ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

fi

here's the script for those who don't know how to copy/paste

rename .txt extension to .sh

as follows:-

Code:
mv 5_easy_steps_to_installing_Fedora_Core_Release_6_goodies.txt 5_easy_steps_to_installing_Fedora_Core_Release_6_goodies.sh

5_easy_steps_to_installing_Fedora_Core_Release_6_goodies.txt

Nice post thx B)

Great post - Thanks, anyweb!

I have an FC6 64 bit system - I thought I installed the 32 bit OS on my machine, but after it was all said & done, there it was, in 64 glorious bits, and the challenges started. Mostly, it's the flash plugin and freenx that I really miss.

I followed along the post otherwise:

- the repositories work great if you substitute x86_64 for i386 in their paths (the rpm commands)

- there's no 64-bit flash plugin - if you want to run flash on your 64-bit system, I think you need to install a 32-bit browser...

- the JDK that downloads from Sun does not have a 64 bit java plugin either... bummer

Hi there im totally anoob, i dont know where to begin, i have fedora 6, and i have no idea how to install could you please help i read the thread and i can't even my command, i root to my pachage manager, and i try to cut and paste files but it does'nt work, could you please help

hi,

you have to issue these commands in a terminal

click on Applications, Accessories, Terminal.

then login as root, to do so type this in the terminal

Code:
su -

once done, do the rest of the howto above.

cheers

anyweb

If you find that the java plugin is still missing, then it might be an idea to try under your user plugins directory (do this as your user):

Code:
# mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins

# ln -s  /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ~/.mozilla/plugins

Great guide. o_O Thank you very much. ;) ;) ;)

anyweb

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