Playing my mp3s and/or my DVDs in Linux

Factual Questions
1

I have just discovered that my Fedora 8 install doesn’t support playing mp3s or DVDs, nor is there an installable repository for them. (Is this right?)

Is there another Linux version that will?

2

Ubuntu will, but not “out of the box” - it takes a few extra steps
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

3

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#mp3

There is a section for DVD’s on there as well. Be forewarned, it’s illegal to install these codecs in the United States.

4

Grrr. Yeah, I’d need a solution that’s legal in the United States, though obviously that’s useful for any non-US readers…

5

Seems like TurboLinux will do it legally for you. Your going to need to pony up some bucks though. No free distribution of Linux will have those codecs.

6

Grab a copy of VLC.

7

Which is, as I expected, of similar dubious 'states-ian legality. I’m not sure there’s a free option available that’ll satisfy the requirements.

8

Thanks to the DMCA, I don’t think such a thing exists for Linux.

Edit: Or, you know, I could have just read treis’s post.

9

Awesome!

Thanks!

10

Piggyback; I should probably start a new thread… but…

Is there an X-server for Windows XP that would let me remotely connect to my Fedora box and get the graphical interface?

11

Try Xming. I’ve never used it personally so I can’t say how well it works.