Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Peppermint | Linux OS Community Forum • View topic - Gstreamer plugin missing but which one ?

Peppermint | Linux OS Community Forum • View topic - Gstreamer plugin missing but which one ?:

I've found installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer THEN lubuntu-restricted-extras normally solves just about all codec issues.

ttf-mscorefonts-installer can be a little awkward to install, so here's the instructions ..

Open a terminal (Ctrl Alt T) and run:
Code:
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

at some point the terminal will turn blue telling you you need to accept a licence, with at the bottom ..
hit the Tab key so the is highlighted red .. hit the Enter key ..
the next screen will have , again hit the Tab key so is highlighted red .. and hit the Enter key.

It will now install.

When that's finished, install lubuntu-restricted-extras with:
Code:
sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras

Now try playing your sound file

Availability and description of the File Checksum Integrity Verifier utility

Availability and description of the File Checksum Integrity Verifier utility: The File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) is a command-prompt utility that computes and verifies cryptographic hash values of files. FCIV can compute MD5 or SHA-1 cryptographic hash values. These values can be displayed on the screen or saved in an XML file database for later use and verification.

Example: hecking the MD5 of Peppermint Linux download: