From: Chris Robinson 

I'll try that one.  I downloaded it over the weekend but I have to install
a skin before I can use it and I haven't figured out how to do that yet -
it's in a file format like .md5 or something which'll take a bit more
digging around before I can find out what to do with it.

Chris.

Adam Flinton wrote:

> I use & like MPlayer for most of that. It will play stuff which all the
> media progs on my Win2K box refuse to play. Also it gives me a feeling of
> increased security re virus'es etc pretending to be a mpeg/avi/jpg (coz the
> viruses are aimed at win32.)
>
> Adam
> "Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
> news:3E4CC4BD.16D96867{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > I've been running XP at home pretty much as soon as it became available.
> >
> > I'll keep yoiu posted then on my experiences with Linux.  It's definately
> the
> > whole recovery thing I'm going to get stuck on if (or when?) something
> goes
> > wrong.  I've already patched it a few times and upgraded the Kernel.  This
> is
> > simple in RedHat as it has a patch wizard (a bit like the critical update
> > notification in Windows) that just guides you through patching which is
> great
> > for me - I can choose which patches to apply and which not to :o)
> >
> > One thing I am having problems with at the moment is multimedia support.
> This
> > is an area that Linux (at least RedHat anyway) needs to work on from an
> "out of
> > the box" perspective.  There was no MPEG player installed by
default and
> the
> > one I've downloaded (mtv) is crap - it keeps crashing my system when I go
> to
> > full screen.  I'm also looking for something that supports DivX - I found
> a
> > media player that does all this (I *think* it's XMPS or somthing like
> that).
> > It claims to support Win32 codecs so that'll be great if that works.  I'm
> also
> > trying Wine so I can run some Windows programs I may need.
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > "Geo." wrote:
> >
> > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > > news:3E4B6A10.13054F9D{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > >
> > > > configurable, do what you like OS - it's so nice to
tell an OS what
> you
> > > > want to do rather than the other way around.
> > >
> > > How long were you running XP before trying RH?
> > >
> > > Also, I would love to hear what you think of RH (or whatever linux you
> > > settle on) after you get settled in and start to look for ways to put
> some
> > > finishing touches and more advanced capabilities into the system. You
> know,
> > > like when you have some experience at hosing and repairing the system,
> > > securing and patching, tracking down problems, etc.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> >

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