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How to install all possible media codecs from console?

Is there a way to load and save them for some cases without Internet connection?

Thanks in Advance!

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For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Medibuntu (media, entertainment)

sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list
sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

update Synaptic to display third party repositories:

sudo update-apt-xapian-index

[ will take 45 seconds, or more ]

multimedia codecs

sudo apt-get -y install w32codecs ubuntu-restricted-extras    (32bit)
sudo apt-get -y install w64codecs ubuntu-restricted-extras    (64bit)

enable full DVD support

sudo apt-get -y install libdvdcss2 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
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didn't get. for what we adding medibuntu rep? to get wide codecs range? – skater_nex Aug 2 '12 at 7:56
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ubuntu did'nt include some codec's due to licence issues , mediaubuntu team packed such codecs – Tachyons Aug 2 '12 at 8:01
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see: medibuntu.org "Medibuntu is a packaging project dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Ubuntu for various reasons, related to geographical variations in legislation regarding intellectual property, security and other issues:" – david6 Aug 2 '12 at 8:02
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install "ubuntu restricted extras" for most of the codecs.

install and run "Aptoncd" to backup all the packages u have downloaded , you can reuse them using "aptoncd" in any computer.

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I really need all the codecs. How Can I obtain rare ones? – skater_nex Aug 2 '12 at 4:34
i think all the codecs would come with restricted extras, still you can search in the "software centre" for any other codecs left to be installed. if you are a music professional , you can install "ubuntustudio desktop" it will fetch all the required packages for art-music professionals. – techvish81 Aug 2 '12 at 5:34
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Yep, I had this problem when I switched to Ubuntu a year ago lol. I only know how to install them. I then made a mirror of my Linux installation as it's a bit more complex than using just the Ubuntu Desktop. I use a Server Thin Client Environment.

Anyway the command to install codecs you need is

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-bad-multiverse

You may want to check if there is a later version of gstreamer available. The last one worked well for me and all my videos played so I stuck to this version (0.10)

I'm sure there is a way to save it too but hopefully someone will answer your the second part of your question here

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you can download them from the gstreamer website. Click link – exIT Solutions Aug 2 '12 at 4:09
Thanks, but I don't thinks your codec list if full enough. I need almost all existing codecs. – skater_nex Aug 2 '12 at 4:36
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check out this Post installation guide. It has details on installing codecs in the Multimedia section. I hope this helps link – exIT Solutions Aug 2 '12 at 4:50

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