I'm making a customized ubuntu system. We used to add medibuntu repository in order to let users install w32codecs / w64codecs. However medibuntu is closed now. (http://medibuntu.org). Would anyone please tell me where I can find a new way to install them through apt-get?
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1Would you not be able to get everything you need from the restricted extras package?– user202963Oct 15, 2013 at 16:06
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What is or was w32codecs/w64codecs anyway?
This package is a collection of old and very rarely used codecs. They are very inefficient and deliver poor results for todays standards. The only reason you would want to install them is to convert old private recordings or projects into more compatible formats. You may find everything else in compatible formats online these days.
Contrary to libdvdcss, which is now hosted by videolan.org (see also: I can't install libdvdcss - script not finding medibuntu, How to get DVD playback?), you really don't need these codecs in your standard setup, as the unstripped versions of gstreamer, FFmpeg and libav offer great support for formats that became popular with P2P file sharing and online audio/video publishing.
(For example DivX, XviD, Micosoft MPEG-4, Intel 263 and some Quicktime codecs are all some sort of implementation of MPEG-4 Part 2, the predecessor of MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC/H.264.)
The most detailed explanation I could find was from deb-multimedia.org's package description:
This package contain video codecs for popular proprietary formats not natively supported by mplayer.
- ATI VCR-2 video codec.
- Cinepak video codec
- DivX ;-) video codec, ver. 3.11
- DivX ;-) video codec, ver. 4.x
- Indeo Video 3.2/4.1/5.0/4.1 quick/5.0 quick codecs.
- Intel 263 video codec.
- Microsoft MPEG-4 video codec, beta version 3.0.0.2700
- Morgan Multimedia Motion JPEG video codec.
- QuickTime
- RealAudio
- RealVideo 8
- RealVideo 9
- Windows Media Video 9
The complete content listing of the package looks like this:
$ dpkg --contents w32codecs_20110131-dmo2_i386.deb
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/
-rw-r--r-- root/root 184320 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/frwt.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 482816 2010-03-30 13:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/VFCodec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 319488 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/pvmjpg21.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 331776 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/ZyGoVideo.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 17920 2000-07-30 06:36 ./usr/lib/codecs/msadp32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 69632 2010-03-31 16:14 ./usr/lib/codecs/CUVCcodc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 3260 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_cyuv.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 308736 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/AppleProResDecoder.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 49664 2002-04-21 03:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/nsrt2432.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 77824 2010-03-30 13:45 ./usr/lib/codecs/fmcodec.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 299008 2002-04-21 03:32 ./usr/lib/codecs/rt32dcmp.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 25088 1999-05-05 23:22 ./usr/lib/codecs/msgsm32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 196608 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/pvljpg20.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 102439 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/sipr3260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 262416 2001-05-11 00:04 ./usr/lib/codecs/mpg4ds32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 36864 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/frapsvid.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1184984 2006-05-20 17:16 ./usr/lib/codecs/wvc1dmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 9984 2010-06-03 11:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/md5sum
-rw-r--r-- root/root 823296 2010-03-30 13:27 ./usr/lib/codecs/cinevfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 119296 2010-03-30 13:44 ./usr/lib/codecs/wavelet.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 81920 2010-03-30 12:55 ./usr/lib/codecs/zmbv.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 176165 2010-03-16 17:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv23260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 65575 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/cook3260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 110592 2010-03-30 13:25 ./usr/lib/codecs/MVCodec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 121344 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/SCLS.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 287744 2000-12-29 20:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/divxa32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 33040 2002-04-21 11:09 ./usr/lib/codecs/lhacm.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 98304 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/sp6x_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 62808 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/atrc.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 57344 2004-02-14 21:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/mi-sc4.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 296448 2010-03-30 13:56 ./usr/lib/codecs/CineWave.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 412160 2001-01-24 10:28 ./usr/lib/codecs/divxc32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 361184 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/3ivxDSVideoDecoder.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 573440 2004-12-19 17:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/tvqdec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 84992 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/14_43260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 81920 2004-03-23 00:57 ./usr/lib/codecs/LCODCCMW2E.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 778240 2010-03-30 13:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/Sif1_vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 338432 2010-03-30 13:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/LCodcCMP.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 316416 2010-03-30 13:53 ./usr/lib/codecs/3ivx Delta 3.5.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 458752 2010-03-30 12:55 ./usr/lib/codecs/GeoCodec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 626688 2006-05-11 20:21 ./usr/lib/codecs/vp7vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 367616 2010-03-30 13:31 ./usr/lib/codecs/blox.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 278800 2001-05-01 09:46 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmv8ds32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 208935 2010-03-16 17:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv33260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 100352 2010-03-31 16:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 126464 2004-07-03 00:36 ./usr/lib/codecs/wnvplay1.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 102400 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/VTZ32.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 16144 2002-04-06 00:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/tsd32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 423424 2010-03-31 16:13 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmavds32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 95292 2001-02-15 00:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/atrac3.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 66560 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/tr2032.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 101376 2010-03-31 16:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/Nstsp32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 245760 2004-03-23 00:57 ./usr/lib/codecs/LCMW2.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 299560 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv3.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 29696 2010-03-30 13:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/decvdo.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 98304 2000-12-18 01:32 ./usr/lib/codecs/imc32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 57344 2010-03-30 13:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/wtvc.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 110592 2010-03-30 14:15 ./usr/lib/codecs/smcelp32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 82432 2003-08-18 18:52 ./usr/lib/codecs/vdowave.drv
-rw-r--r-- root/root 462848 2001-09-22 15:17 ./usr/lib/codecs/vp31vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 258048 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/SN4Codec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 75264 2010-04-04 04:25 ./usr/lib/codecs/zlib1.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 9488 2002-04-21 02:55 ./usr/lib/codecs/tssoft32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 454656 2005-05-03 16:23 ./usr/lib/codecs/vsshdsd.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 200080 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv2.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 98304 2001-04-02 05:57 ./usr/lib/codecs/mcmjpg32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 11776 2003-09-09 06:18 ./usr/lib/codecs/ctadp32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 263680 2001-10-11 12:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/mcdvd_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 107760 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv32.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 19456 2001-03-30 02:16 ./usr/lib/codecs/imaadp32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 471040 2010-03-30 13:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/tm2x.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 167696 2001-06-26 17:53 ./usr/lib/codecs/msh261.drv
-rw-r--r-- root/root 34304 1996-12-16 00:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/qpeg32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 93184 2004-07-03 00:36 ./usr/lib/codecs/wnvwinx.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 225280 2002-11-08 20:04 ./usr/lib/codecs/qtmlClient.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 120320 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/lagarith.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 225552 2001-01-29 09:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/qdv.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 372736 2004-04-28 00:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/vp5vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 167936 2003-04-10 00:48 ./usr/lib/codecs/vsswlt.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 130560 2010-03-30 13:33 ./usr/lib/codecs/aoxdxipl.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 45056 2010-03-30 12:59 ./usr/lib/codecs/msvidc32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 61952 2001-04-10 21:39 ./usr/lib/codecs/acelpdec.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 360448 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/pvwv220.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 49152 2003-04-10 00:49 ./usr/lib/codecs/vssh264core.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 122961 2010-03-31 16:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/csellc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 180224 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/frwd.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 76112 2001-12-07 14:27 ./usr/lib/codecs/msscds32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 167424 2010-03-30 13:44 ./usr/lib/codecs/wv32vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 71580 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_h261.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 175616 2002-04-23 15:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/tm20dec.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 62976 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/BTVVC32.DRV
-rw-r--r-- root/root 241664 2001-07-03 16:01 ./usr/lib/codecs/ubv263d+.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 118784 2004-03-24 07:21 ./usr/lib/codecs/aslcodec_dshow.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 54272 2010-03-31 16:09 ./usr/lib/codecs/vdowave.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 335164 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv4.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 751104 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/On2_VP3.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 135168 2002-04-21 01:52 ./usr/lib/codecs/clrviddd.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 773368 2004-08-11 01:44 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmsdmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 807032 2002-11-20 22:03 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmv9dmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 124928 2010-03-30 13:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/vdo32_30.drv
-rw-r--r-- root/root 771584 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/wms10dmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 155648 2005-04-10 18:06 ./usr/lib/codecs/vmnc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 199168 2000-07-14 05:52 ./usr/lib/codecs/ir32_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 410216 2002-10-28 15:11 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmadmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 487424 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/smv2vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 124370 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_h263.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 212992 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/WavLor.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 218624 1999-04-15 20:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/mvoiced.vwp
-rw-r--r-- root/root 8704 2010-03-30 13:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/KGV1-VFW.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 60772 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 33280 2000-08-24 02:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/huffyuv.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 35840 1999-09-09 19:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/asusasvd.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 53248 2010-04-04 04:25 ./usr/lib/codecs/MyFlashZip0.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 239616 2000-12-21 22:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/divx_c32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 192512 2010-03-31 16:11 ./usr/lib/codecs/rricm.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 28672 2003-10-29 16:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/ultimo.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 61440 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/WCMV.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 80896 2010-03-30 13:45 ./usr/lib/codecs/TRICDC32.DRV
-rw-r--r-- root/root 563200 2003-05-27 12:42 ./usr/lib/codecs/QuickTimeEssentials.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1449984 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/psiv.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 49152 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/ylc.vcm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 184320 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/frwu.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 199680 2004-06-02 18:37 ./usr/lib/codecs/iac25_32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 122880 2010-03-30 13:25 ./usr/lib/codecs/nsvideo.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 61440 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/DVACM.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 671815 2010-03-31 16:14 ./usr/lib/codecs/cseHQa.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 739328 1997-07-07 11:32 ./usr/lib/codecs/ir41_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 35840 2010-03-31 16:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/xanlib.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 262416 2001-04-02 05:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmvds32.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 217127 2010-03-16 17:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/drv43260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 77824 2004-03-24 07:21 ./usr/lib/codecs/aslcodec_vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 90112 2002-11-30 23:55 ./usr/lib/codecs/jp2avi.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 110592 2002-04-21 14:38 ./usr/lib/codecs/tsccvid.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 155648 2010-03-30 12:57 ./usr/lib/codecs/BMDCodecLib.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 45056 2010-03-30 13:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/scrvid.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 6640 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_cvid.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 114688 2001-05-03 15:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/avizlib.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 767488 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/ACTLComponent.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 188416 2010-03-30 12:57 ./usr/lib/codecs/libguide40.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 904704 2003-05-27 12:42 ./usr/lib/codecs/QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 56320 2002-12-21 00:44 ./usr/lib/codecs/mwsc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 58880 2010-03-31 16:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/Nsgsm32.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 319480 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_3ivX.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 4544512 2003-05-27 12:42 ./usr/lib/codecs/QuickTime.qts
-rw-r--r-- root/root 34064 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/lhacm2.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 76800 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/nuvision.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 76800 2001-04-18 11:54 ./usr/lib/codecs/BeHereiVideo.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 69632 2001-05-03 15:30 ./usr/lib/codecs/avimszh.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 44032 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/28_83260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 38912 2002-01-07 00:00 ./usr/lib/codecs/alf2cd.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 966656 2010-03-30 13:06 ./usr/lib/codecs/GXAMP4.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 76800 1996-11-12 10:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/VDODEC32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 391680 2000-08-01 22:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/i263_32.drv
-rw-r--r-- root/root 110592 2006-09-27 20:56 ./usr/lib/codecs/vcmimm4.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 262144 2010-03-31 16:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/cllccodc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 65536 2010-03-30 13:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/sp4x_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 74548 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/cook.so.6.0
-rw-r--r-- root/root 76800 2002-03-12 14:22 ./usr/lib/codecs/vgpix32d.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 114176 2010-03-30 13:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/bw10.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 90112 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/MV3.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 73766 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/atrc3260.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 438272 2004-02-12 09:39 ./usr/lib/codecs/vp6vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 204800 2004-11-14 22:02 ./usr/lib/codecs/lsvxdec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 53760 2001-05-10 03:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/m3jpegdec.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 706696 2003-04-10 00:48 ./usr/lib/codecs/vsslight.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 755200 2000-03-09 20:17 ./usr/lib/codecs/ir50_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 182784 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/ZyGoAudioS.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 110592 2000-03-09 20:15 ./usr/lib/codecs/iccvid.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 88064 2001-01-22 01:49 ./usr/lib/codecs/asusasv2.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 151808 2010-03-17 13:51 ./usr/lib/codecs/scdec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 131072 2002-09-09 20:01 ./usr/lib/codecs/sp5x_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 424960 1999-04-15 20:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/msms001.vwp
-rw-r--r-- root/root 4921136 2010-03-30 13:06 ./usr/lib/codecs/G2M.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 466944 2004-04-28 00:39 ./usr/lib/codecs/vp4vfw.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 327680 2010-03-30 13:29 ./usr/lib/codecs/WavCWAIP.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 66560 2010-03-30 12:56 ./usr/lib/codecs/kdvyuv8.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 807528 2002-10-28 15:12 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmvdmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 155648 2010-03-30 13:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/AvidAVICodec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 422912 2002-11-12 09:53 ./usr/lib/codecs/m3jp2k32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 835665 2010-03-31 16:14 ./usr/lib/codecs/CSEUvec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 312832 2002-04-21 01:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/CLRVIDDC.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 81920 2002-04-21 11:22 ./usr/lib/codecs/CtWbJpg.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 188832 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv41.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 421888 2003-04-10 00:49 ./usr/lib/codecs/vssh264dec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 264704 2001-09-03 13:08 ./usr/lib/codecs/m3jpeg32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 614477 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/vorbis.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 98304 2003-04-10 00:49 ./usr/lib/codecs/vssh264.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 409720 2002-10-29 17:03 ./usr/lib/codecs/wma9dmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 254272 1999-06-26 15:31 ./usr/lib/codecs/mpg4c32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 217088 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/slif.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 706504 2010-07-14 23:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/Microsoft.Expression.Encoder.EEScreen.Codec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 468496 2010-03-30 13:09 ./usr/lib/codecs/ACDV.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 88464 1996-08-14 12:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/DECVW_32.DLL
-rw-r--r-- root/root 352256 2010-03-30 13:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/Sif1Dec.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 53760 2010-03-30 12:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/Zlib.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 75200 2010-03-31 16:11 ./usr/lib/codecs/ativcr1.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 278528 2010-04-07 13:19 ./usr/lib/codecs/pncrt.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 225280 2001-11-04 00:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/ivvideo.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 3037696 2010-11-27 14:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/AvidAVdnCodec.qtx
-rw-r--r-- root/root 13239 2003-12-03 22:29 ./usr/lib/codecs/scg726.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 520192 2001-08-28 22:26 ./usr/lib/codecs/divx.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 117760 2010-03-30 13:44 ./usr/lib/codecs/ADV601.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 486504 2004-04-28 00:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmspdmod.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 42320 2010-03-30 13:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/xfcodec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 770384 2010-03-18 17:15 ./usr/lib/codecs/msvcr100.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 286720 2010-03-30 13:33 ./usr/lib/codecs/camfc.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 88008 2004-07-24 15:41 ./usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv50.xa
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1118208 2008-10-11 11:43 ./usr/lib/codecs/Amv2Codec.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 79872 2001-10-11 15:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/msnaudio.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 51224 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/sirenacm.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 300544 2000-12-21 22:40 ./usr/lib/codecs/l3codeca.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 45056 2001-11-16 20:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/pclepim1.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 211968 2003-03-28 16:03 ./usr/lib/codecs/ViVD2.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 150016 2000-08-02 07:28 ./usr/lib/codecs/ativcr2.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 118784 2002-04-21 17:35 ./usr/lib/codecs/ubvmp4d.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 56320 1999-04-15 16:10 ./usr/lib/codecs/voxmsdec.ax
-rw-r--r-- root/root 249856 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/NuB2.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 307200 2001-05-03 15:29 ./usr/lib/codecs/icmw_32.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1155808 2010-03-31 15:58 ./usr/lib/codecs/3ivx.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 122880 2001-05-03 15:34 ./usr/lib/codecs/vivog723.acm
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1181944 2004-10-18 09:33 ./usr/lib/codecs/wmvadvd.dll
-rw-r--r-- root/root 57344 2010-03-30 13:25 ./usr/lib/codecs/MLZCodec.dll
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/share/
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/share/doc/
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-08-07 11:43 ./usr/share/doc/w32codecs/
-rw-r--r-- root/root 627 2012-05-27 09:24 ./usr/share/doc/w32codecs/copyright
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1558 2012-08-07 11:42 ./usr/share/doc/w32codecs/changelog.Debian.gz
Solution
WARNING: Please read the cited text completely. Don't just copy and paste to terminal!
mc4man posted the following on the forums:
they come from mplayerhq.hu so if one wanted to install as a .deb then they are always here - http://www.deb-multimedia.org/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/package/w32codecs
Or for a couple of extra or if on 64 bit the 3 rarely needed then run this in a terminal (copy & paste as 1 complete command (slightly modded from Andrew.46's mplayer guide
Code:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/codecs && \ if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-amd64-20071007.tar.bz2 tar xjvf essential-amd64-20071007.tar.bz2 sudo cp -v essential-amd64-20071007/* /usr/lib/codecs else wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20110131.tar.bz2 tar xjvf all-20110131.tar.bz2 sudo cp -v all-20110131/* /usr/lib/codecs fi
answered Mar 20, 2014 at 10:04
The package you are looking for is ubuntu-restricted-extras which installs pretty much everything you needed from medibuntu repositories:
apt-cache depends ubuntu-restricted-extras
ubuntu-restricted-extras
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Recommends: unrar
Recommends: gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
Recommends: libavcodec-extra-53
The gstreamer plugins bad multiverse has several of the restricted codecs:
apt-cache show gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
Package: gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/libs
Installed-Size: 249
Maintainer: Sebastian Dröge , Onkar Shinde
Architecture: amd64
Source: gst-plugins-bad-multiverse0.10
Version: 0.10.21-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfaac0, libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 (>= 0.10.32), libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.32), libmjpegutils-2.0-0, libmpeg2encpp-2.0-0, libmplex2-2.0-0, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libxvidcore4 (>= 1.2.2)
Filename: pool/multiverse/g/gst-plugins-bad-multiverse0.10/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse_0.10.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 82916
MD5sum: ae024a5e17ada89e173baa3f59cc35f3
SHA1: ae66c21ed3f28d44c433cf7921fdd7f7e2a94e50
SHA256: bf50862ad277efe3631f61f00286d8ff3d52db1a8582bd81b772ad659bfc98f4
Description-en: GStreamer plugins from the "bad" set (Multiverse Variant)
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters
which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do
anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just
about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means
that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by
installing new plug-ins.
.
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins that aren't up to par compared
to the rest. They might be close to being good quality, but they're missing
something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests, a
real live maintainer, or some actual wide use.
Gstreamer-Elements: faac, mpeg2enc, mplex, xviddec, xvidenc
Gstreamer-Encoders: audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int){ 4, 2 }, stream-format=(string){ adts, raw }; video/mpeg, systemstream=(boolean)false, mpegversion=(int){ 1, 2, 4 }; video/mpeg, systemstream=(boolean)true; video/x-xvid
Just download and install these packages and you will be all good.
