libxvidcore

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 24 Feb 2004, 13:33

gmplayer wont run becuase it cannot load shared libarires libxvidcore.so.2

which is quite funny as i have libxvidcore.so.4 (xvid codec) installed

now i was informed the solution is to link the files, which i tried.

cd /usr/lib
ln -s libxvidcore.so.4 libxvidcore.so.2
ln -s libxvidcore.so.2 libxvidcore.so

cd /usr/local/lib/win32
ln -s libxvidcore.so.4 libxvidcore.so.2
ln -s libxvidcore.so.2 libxvidcore.so

cd /usr/local/lib/codecs
ln -s libxvidcore.so.4 libxvidcore.so.2
ln -s libxvidcore.so.2 libxvidcore.so

this was done on all 3 folders yet still gmplayer won't load anyone know how to remedy this

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 24 Feb 2004, 18:40

Dude, I wish I did - you trying to compile something ?

Installing stuff on Linux is usually a freakin' bear - it's the most important thing *imho* that Linux distributions need to work on (there is progress) - right now, you have to suffer thing kinda crap with Linux.

Sometimes you have to add a prefix onto a configure script - for instance, to inform it where you want to install or where specific libraries it may need are - hardly user friendly.

As always, your best bet it www.linuxquestions.org

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 24 Feb 2004, 18:42

Just remembered - screw gmplayer.

Use Xine instead - far better.

What distribution are u using again ?

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 24 Feb 2004, 18:58

Suzi 9.0

but that solution was from linuxquestions

i dont know seems like everytime i get a solution from the net abt linux it neva works for.

ya u right xine is running perfectly but i wud have loved to run them both

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 24 Feb 2004, 19:15

I also couldn't get gmplayer running under suse 9 - mplayer would run fine, but of course, running a media player from a command line is just not 2004

I got gmplayer compiled and running with slackware 9.1 easily.

That's my current fave distribution - it's not the easiest by any means and still comes with a curses only (text only) installer.

You have to configure X after installing - which is suprisingly easy if you follow some simple rules.

It plays divx stuff "out of the box" and has Gnome 2.4, whereas suse 9.0 only has 2.2

I also managed to compile kernel 2.6 with it, which I could never get right with SuSe 9.0

SuSe is great as an office, average user Linux disty, but for more discerning "meddlers" it's a bit lacking.

Adelante · Post by **Adelante** » 26 Feb 2004, 22:34

Just use Gentoo Linux, and emerge -u xine-ui