Easy steps to play.avi file in a Linux box
Searching on google I came across this link initially but didn’t understand what it really did and so skipped the link. It was after searching for various other .avi files I came across this link again which made the mplayer installation an easier task.
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=thread&topic_id=6096&forum=28&post_id=18322
Content of the link is stated below:
Visit the below link to get information related to RPM installation.
http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B
Then all you need do is;
yum -y install mplayer xine
After the installation of mplayer, you can play the .avi files by typing
[root@user /]# mplayer “myvideoclip.avi”
Type “man mplayer” to get an understanding on various controls that you have for mplayer which will help you in controlling the volume, brightness etc.
