linux-yug wrote:
> HI
> 
> Tried to run totem..
> 
> Needs plugin
> 
> There are three types of gstreamer plugins
> 
> Base..
> 
> ugly
> 
> bad..
> 
> How do I know what I need??

The gstreamer project describes these plugin sets as:

gst-plugins-base: contains a basic set of well-supported plug-ins

gst-plugins-ugly: contains a set of well-supported plug-ins, but might 
pose problems for distributors

gst-plugins-bad: contains a set of less supported plug-ins that haven't 
passed the rigorous quality testing we expect

I always install all of them on my Ubuntu desktop systems - they are not 
mutually exclusive.

You mentioned wanting to play Windows Media Files (.wmv) - if it doesn't 
work after you've installed all of the above plugins, I've been using a 
package named w32codecs which usually does the trick. It's definitely 
not open source, though.

Perhaps this page will help you in looking for where to find that .deb file:

http://www.debianadmin.com/install-libdvdcss-and-w32-video-codecs-in-debian-and-ubuntu.html

Scott

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Scott Garman
sgarman at zenlinux dot com
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