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jithin1987

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From: Bangalore

Registered: 2009-09-12

Posts: 182

mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

Hi,
I installed mplayer-plugin from aur few weeks back. But today whrn I was updating using yaourt I saw not found in aur and I cannot find the package in manual search also.

Any idea why it was removed from aur?

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Jithin

scarecrow

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From: Greece

Registered: 2004-11-18

Posts: 715

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

It's in [extra] now... but it's deprecated. Use gecko-mediaplayer, it's from the same author and much better.

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Microshaft delenda est

jithin1987

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From: Bangalore

Registered: 2009-09-12

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

I cannot find mplayer-plugin in extra either. How different is gecko-mediaplayer from mplayer-plugin. it requires gnome-mplayer and mplayer-plugin didnt need that. Is the interface for gecko-mediaplayer different from mplayer-plugin?

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Jithin

Gusar

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Registered: 2009-08-25

Posts: 3,605

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

Is the interface for gecko-mediaplayer different from mplayer-plugin?

It looks a bit more modern, but it's pretty much the same minimalistic approach. You should definitely update, there are many videos (particularly on the Apple page) that won't work with mplayer-plugin anymore. Gecko-mediaplayer though, is updated to handle them.

jithin1987

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From: Bangalore

Registered: 2009-09-12

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

I installed it looks better than mplayer-plugin. How will we know in aur when some package changes like this occurs?

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Jithin

gav616

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Registered: 2008-01-16

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

damn, so i have to install 'xulrunner' and gnome dependency now, :^(

(..if abs'in)

p.s.

it crashes with apple trailers (dbus errors)

its weird that mplayer-plugin for me just worked very nicely, shame its gone.

Last edited by gav616 (2009-11-02 19:50:41)

mcsaba77

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From: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Registered: 2009-09-30

Posts: 52

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

damn, so i have to install 'xulrunner' and gnome dependency now, :^(

(..if abs'in)

p.s.

it crashes with apple trailers (dbus errors)

its weird that mplayer-plugin for me just worked very nicely, shame its gone.

Shame indeed - shouldn't be gnome-mplayer optional dependency? I don't want anything gnome on my system, or cluttering kmenu with useless stuff

DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 997

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

Mplayer-plugin worked fine with opera. Gecko-mediaplayer does not.
The video window does not even appear...

PS: opera:plugins shows:

mplayerplug-in is now gecko-mediaplayer 0.9.8

and the plugins are recognized,but they simply don't work.

PPS: Tested it here http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1697660,CmC=291 … 87302.html

Last edited by DonVla (2009-11-05 10:08:13)

mcsaba77

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From: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Registered: 2009-09-30

Posts: 52

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

The control bar also stays on top, I dunno how to get rid of it I no longer have the mplayer-plugin binary. Is there a place we can get the pkgbuild. Or better, is it possible to have it back in AUR?

jithin1987

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From: Bangalore

Registered: 2009-09-12

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

Mplayer-plugin worked fine with opera. Gecko-mediaplayer does not.
The video window does not even appear...

PS: opera:plugins shows:

mplayerplug-in is now gecko-mediaplayer 0.9.8

and the plugins are recognized,but they simply don't work.

PPS: Tested it here http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1697660,CmC=291 … 87302.html

The link you posted is a flash video right ? its working for me.

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Jithin

DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 997

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

Mplayer-plugin worked fine with opera. Gecko-mediaplayer does not.
The video window does not even appear...

PS: opera:plugins shows:

mplayerplug-in is now gecko-mediaplayer 0.9.8

and the plugins are recognized,but they simply don't work.

PPS: Tested it here http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1697660,CmC=291 … 87302.html

The link you posted is a flash video right ? its working for me.

No, not only.
You can choose between winmedia and flash.
Go to "Meine Videoeinstellungen" and choose windows media.

jithin1987

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From: Bangalore

Registered: 2009-09-12

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

It works for windows media also
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/407 … 3d2d_o.png

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Jithin

gav616

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Registered: 2008-01-16

Posts: 182

Re: mplayer-plugin missing from aur.

pretty anal but, this is how I use this 'new' plugin.

ABS 'gnome-mplayer' thus;

depends=('mplayer')

  ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
              --disable-schemas-install --without-gconf \
          \
          --disable-nautilus \
          --without-libnotify \
          --without-libgpod \
          --without-libmusicbrainz3 \
          --without-flat-volume \
          --without-gpm-new-method \
          --without-gpm-old-method

then I install 'gecko-mediaplayer'
then I run firefox with ' firefox ; killall dbus-launch'

hehe

Last edited by gav616 (2009-11-09 20:17:38)