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Windows Media Player on Linux?

Postby HermanDegenhart on Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:41 pm

When I go to http://www.bloomberg.com/ to click a video, a window pops up inciting me to get Windows Media Player. When I click on the window, I am being led to the Microsoft Download Center where I am expected to download a Windows Media Player. No joke. How to play these video's in a proper Linux Player like for example VLC or Kaffeine which, I am told, must be possible?
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Re: Windows Media Player on Linux?

Postby atlef on Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:04 am

Try installing the mplayer plugin in synaptic.

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Re: Windows Media Player on Linux?

Postby HermanDegenhart on Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:18 pm

Thanks everyone. I have solved the problem by following the directions on this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683 . It worked.
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