Installing Divx on Ubuntu Linux

[sirkillalot617]

Im new to linux and Im having real trouble instaling divx I'v tryed using guide on using the terminal but it never seems to work I always get command not recognised.

HELP

[Luke122]

Just install VLC, and you are done. :)

[sirkillalot617]

I have done but the plugin on this webby still wont work http://http://quicksilverscreen.com/

[Luke122]

What browser are you using?

[sirkillalot617]

mozilla firefox

[IndyRacer27]

So, are you trying to play a downloaded video, or want to play a streaming video in a browser window?

[sirkillalot617]

Streaming video in the browser

[IndyRacer27]

Do you have totem installed? I don't really like it for a standalone player but I do like the mozilla plugin.

In Synaptic install these:
totem, totem-gstreamer, totem-mozilla, gstreamer-plugins-base, gstreamer-plugins-good, gstreamer-plugins-bad, gstreamer-plugins-ugly

if you also install flash, you should be able to stream movies from any site.

[sirkillalot617]

thanks iv instaled everything except for totem mozilla which i cnt find does it have another name?

[IndyRacer27]

Use the search button in Synaptic and search for totem and look for a mozilla plugin. Depending on your source repository it may have a different name "totem-mozilla" is what it is called on mine.

[sirkillalot617]

done tht i tryed to instal it but i got this

totem-gstreamer-firefox-plugin:
Depends: totem-gstreamer (=1.4.1-0ubuntu4) but 1.4.3-0ubuntu1 is to be installed

[IndyRacer27]

What are the version #'s of totem and totem-gstreamer that you installed? It sounds like the firefox plugin is for a different version. Are there newer versions available? Which Ubuntu are you using?

[sirkillalot617]

This is way to complicated and Im confused as hell anyway I got my windows xp disk back and my new harddrive arives tommorow so I think I will have to rejoin the evil micrsoft corperation.

[IndyRacer27]

Sorry it got complicated. It looks like you were close to having it working. It should just be a matter of making sure you are using compatible versions. If the versions you found were the only ones available, if you went with a newer version of Ubuntu, the compatibility issue should be resolved, because newer versions of each package would be available.