On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Always Learning <centos at 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. -- RonB -- Using CentOS 5.6