How to Install Multimedia Codecs from Packman repository in OpenSUSE 13.1
OpenSUSE 13.1 is a relatively old version, but my device (Panasonic CF-SX2) is also very old, and installing other versions of openSUSE will cause various problems, such as the problem of not being able to adjust the sound and screen brightness that I mentioned a few days ago.
Another problem is that local video files cannot be played with the totem that comes with opensuse because of the lack of multimedia codecs.
Zypper is the default command-line package manager for openSUSE.I'm usually used to installing and uninstalling software with Zypper commands.
Between the issues we discussed today, you need to follow the steps below.
1. Add Packman repository on openSUSE 13.1.
Open a terminal and type the following code：sudo zypper addrepo -f http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packman/suse/openSUSE_13.1/ packman.The 'packman' is the name I gave this repository.After pressing Enter, you will be prompted to enter a password, which is the login password you set when you installed the system, and the screen will not display content when you enter it.
2. Update the repositories.
Type the following command:sudo zypper refresh.This command refreshes the repository and lets the system recognize the packages inside.
3. Install all necessary multimedia codecs and libraries from Packman repository.
Enter the following command in the terminal：sudo zypper install libxine2-codecs ffmpeg lame gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ffmpeg libdvdcss2 flash-player dvdauthor07 gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegdemux gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegmux vlc h264enc x264 gstreamer-plugins-libav vlc-codecs.Now you can play the video files with the Vlc player.
However I strongly recommend you to install another multimedia player: Kodi.With the sudo zypper in kodi command, we can install kodi into the system.It's worth mentioning that kodi is also from the packmam repository.