

#Ubuntu mplayer install
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#Ubuntu mplayer driver
#Ubuntu mplayer software
If you already have Ubuntu installed or failed to get third-party software installed because you weren't connected to the internet during setup then all you need to do to catch up is: $ sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-addons.Assuming you have internet access while installing Ubuntu then simply ticking the "Install third-party software" option will install most of what you need. If you are installing Ubuntu from scratch, make sure you connect to wifi/network during the setup.Ubuntu 17.10 (beta 2) introduces out-of-the box support for video acceleration that's much simpler than previous Ubuntu releases. A working solution should play the video and decrease your CPU usage significantly. For example, in testing these instructions a properly configured Haswell desktop uses only 3% CPU to play 4K 60FPS H.264 video.Īlternate approaches do exist, but those have been observed to increase rather than decrease CPU usage when compared to the default software decoders. If it's much more than that then something has gone wrong. If it's working then you should be able to play modern 4K or full HD videos with around 20% CPU usage or less on a laptop and 10% or less on a desktop. It's important to know the difference between working and not working. This document aims to get you working efficient video playback on Ubuntu, as simply as possible, as well as outlining future plans. There's a lot of complicated stuff written on this topic.

Note this document covers Intel CPU/GPUs only. I will show you a few tips that you can do to counter most common playback problems.įirst, create a mplayer config file by entering the following: % touch ~/.mplayer/configĪnd now to edit the file: % nano ~/.Hardware-Accelerated Video Playback on Intel CPUs in Ubuntu But in the past, I have experienced some issues with playback on some systems. Most of the time you will be abe to play media without any issues on most modern systems. There is a lot of information in the man pages for mplayer: % man mplayer If you want more advanced functions from your keyboard, refer to the mplayer man pages which has everything covered. It’s best to keep things simple as command-line stuff can get very confusing for beginners and new users. In basic day-to-day usage of mplayer, you really will not need anything more than what I have shown above.
