https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/kubuntu/Recent content in Kubuntu on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300https://jeltsch.org/en/installing_mplayer_on_kubuntu/Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/installing_mplayer_on_kubuntu/<ol> <li>edit /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the lines for universe (remove the &quot;&quot; in front of the lines)</li> <li>add a line similar to universe see the example: <a href="http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> breezy multiverse</li> <li>download any extra codecs: wget <a href="http://www2.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20050412.tar.bz2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">http://www2.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20050412.tar.bz2&nbsp; <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-up-right-from-square fa-2xs" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" overflow="visible"><use href="#fas-up-right-from-square"></use></svg></a> </li> <li>unpack the codecs: tar -xvjf all-20050412.tar.bz2</li> <li>create the directory for the codecs: mkdir /usr/lib/win32</li> <li>move the &ldquo;codecs&rdquo; to the new directory: mv all-20050412/* /usr/lib/win32</li> <li>install mplayer: apt-get install mplayer-586</li> <li>install mplayer fonts: apt-get install mplayer-fonts</li> </ol>https://jeltsch.org/en/ubuntu_and_root_su_and_sudo/Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/ubuntu_and_root_su_and_sudo/<p>In (K)ubuntu, only sudo is allowed by default. To enable su, execute:<code>sudo -s -H</code>To enable graphical root login, edit /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc:<code>AllowRootLogin=true</code></p>