Install Audio Video Driver and Player on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic

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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic comes with a beautiful desktop that is lightweight. As usual, ubuntu does not provide audio drivers to play music and video. For that we have to install manually it on ubuntu. This article will provide information on how the installation audio and video codes and the most used player to play audio and video in ubuntu Karmic.

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1. Install driver sound on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic to supporting mp3, DVD playback, GStreamer Plugins, and etc that will support audio video for Ubuntu karmic.
   We will install via terminal. Press Alt + F2 >> gnome-terminal
   
$ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras

   After finished, We can play audio video, flash and many audio format on ubuntu 9.10 Karmic.
   


2. Installed multimedia application for Ubuntu Karmic.
   
   
   
   1. The best mp3 player on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
      
      
      
      • Amarok - Rediscover your music
        
$ sudo apt-get install amarok

      
      
      • Audacious
        
$ sudo apt-get install audacious

        
      
      
      • Songbird
        Download and extract Songbird
        
$ wget http://download.songbirdnest.com/installer/linux/i686/Songbird_1.2.0-1146_linux-i686.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -zxvf Songbird_1.2.0-1146_linux-i686.tar.gz -C /opt

        Run Songbird
        
$ cd /opt/Songbird
$ ./songbird

        Create shortcut of songbird on Desktop
        Right click >> Create Launcher
        
        
        

        Name	:	Songbird
        Command	:	"/opt/Songbird/songbird"
        Comment	:	Mp3 player

        
        After finished, you can start songbird via desktop.
        
      
      
   2. The most used DVD or VCD player on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
      
      
      
      • VLC
        
$ sudo apt-get install vlc

      
      
      • Kaffeine
        
$ sudo apt-get install kaffeine

        
      • Kmplayer
        
$ sudo apt-get install kmplayer

      
      
      • Mplayer
        
$ sudo apt-get install mplayer

      
      
      • Smplayer
        
$ sudo apt-get install smplayer


Enjoy it to play your music and video.