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[Aces170]

With Linux. I have installed the X86 Ubuntu 4.10 installation.

1. Apparently I can not logon as Root. checked on Ubuntu they said I need to use the "sudo" command ?
2. Also My sound is detected but cant play MP3's ? Techmaster was saying I need to install some codecs which one ?

 

[techmaster]

ubuntu comes with a player called rhythmbox and does not have a mp3 decoder pre installed.
i think installing a player like xmms will work.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/X11Amp_linux/

 

[Renegade]

I had to download and install mp3 codecs from the XMMS site for em to work when i was using slack. Some copyright issues or something made them remove the codec and use the .ogg codec for music files.

 

[~uNIx~]

With Linux. I have installed the X86 Ubuntu 4.10 installation.

1. Apparently I can not logon as Root. checked on Ubuntu they said I need to use the "sudo" command ?
2. Also My sound is detected but cant play MP3's ? Techmaster was saying I need to install some codecs which one ?

i do have ubuntu in my collection but havent tried it yet since no space to install. why sudo command to login as root?? have u forgotten your password?
do u mean this comand when u are loged in as non-priviledged user:

su - root

^^ similar as RunAs in Windows 2000/XP

as for the media player i use Xine on FC3 with mplayer codec pack installed and it plays all files from divx,wmv,mp3,wma etc.

 

[chip_0]

Yes it seems root is disabled by default in ubuntu ... dunny why but check http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RootSudo/view

About MP3s, as suggested try Xine or another media player (I like the command line amp) or uninstall xmms, and get it from www.xmms.org