Flash, k3b, Amarok - Install Guide

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More Multi-Media Considerations

Flash Player:

Flash Player should be installed by default if you used the DVD. The CD however does not have it. Though following install from either medium you should have the default repositories in your list. In which case install is as simple as opening a terminal – go su (and enter password) – then do:

zypper in flash-player

or Use Yast Software Management and search as shown here:

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K3B:

k3b is the KDE burning/ripping application for optical media (cd/dvd). Install from the Packman repository as seen in this screen from Software Management, notice the filter is set to Repositories and Packman is selected. Scroll down to k3b and check as shown. A KDE install would normally see k3b installed but not the k3b-codecs. Where k3b is already installed but is showing in blue or red text in the Packman filter, check the versions tab in Yast and make sure you have Packman radio button.
[EDIT] In 11.2 it is now easier to make sure all your multi-media is from Packman with this feature: http://www.imagebam.com/image/6b67e954459645

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Amarok:

Is the default kde media player and it has to be said: Is by far the best there is. At the time of writing this (Using openSUSE 11.1 and KDE 4.2.1) I am using amarok2 from kde4 and it works just fine. Here is a screen of it in Yast, notice too the list contains 'amarok-packman and ‘amarok-xine’ which together are the alternative option, both come from Packman repo.

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The older 1.4 ver of amarok is perfectly OK, but you must use the Packman versions quoted above.

Default Repos 11.1:
Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/oss
Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss
Index of /update/11.1

Packman 11.1:
Index of /pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/11.1
*You may want a local mirror, in which case go here and select
Additional YaST Package Repositories - openSUSE
*****You may also be interested in the Multi-Media Guide: http://forums.opensuse.org/how-faq-read-only/407184-multi-media-restricted-format-installation-guide.html#post1940600

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Flash Player should be installed by default if you used the DVD. The CD however does not have it. Though following install from either medium you should have the default repositories in your list. In which case install is as simple as opening a terminal – go su (and enter password) – then do:

What about internet to install;)

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This is no longer true.

The openSUSE 11.1 DVD does not include Flash Player. What the DVD does have is a placeholder called “pullin-flash-player” that will download the Flash Player from Adobe when you do your first online update. It’s the placeholder that is included by default, thus if you do not have internet access you will not get Adobe Flash Player (which for the vast majority of people makes sense).

Older versions of the openSUSE DVD did include Flash Player. The removal of Flash (along with some other proprietary software) from all install media was done to allow legal, free redistribution of openSUSE without caveats. The older versions of openSUSE technically required one to get permission before redistribution…most people didn’t do so, but some of the included software had that as a requirement.

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Just wanted to say thanks for this!

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You are welcome;)