Ubuntu tip - get Mplayer and play everything
Feeling in the dark when it comes to WMV files, QuickTime movies, Real media files or any other popular (but proprietary) media format?
If you’re running the latest version of Ubuntu, it’s actually pretty easy to get yourself playing all of these formats and more with Mplayer - one of the best media players for Linux, and the Win32 codecs.
First of all, hit Alt-F2 and type in:
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
At the bottom of that file paste in the following lines...
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