Ron Blizzard wrote:
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Always Learning centos@u6.u22.net wrote:
The truth is my mp3 playing ability was installed about a year ago when I was first introduced to Centos and I experienced a very rapid and steep learning curve (which I successfully overcame as usual). I do not know where the mp3 playing ability came from.
To me it really doesn't matter where it (and the DVD stuff) comes from -- it's just a one-time repository set up anyhow and then it updates itself. What Windows users don't realize is that most of their codecs come from the add-on applications that need to be installed. At least it did in XP (not sure about Vista and Vista 7). Try playing a DVD without installing PowerDVD or burning CDs or DVDs without Nero (for example). The reason most Windows' users don't run into this issue is because their computers usually come pre-installed with OEM software. If you install Linux Mint (for one) you never have to worry about any of this either. And it's only a minor issue with CentOS and those distributions that don't come with codecs (and Flash, etc) pre-installed.
That is exactly why I intend to create "Desktop" version, regular CentOS with additional repositories and virtual package(s) pulling necessary real packages. If launched from main menu it could be done as an add-on package enhancing existing CentOS.
Ljubomir