rehi.. * Bernhard Kleine <bernhard.kleine@mne.uka.de> [2003-07-16 16:13 +0200]: > On Mit, 2003-07-16 at 13:14, Sebastian Henschel wrote: > > > > * "Dr. Bernhard Kleine" <bernhard.kleine@mne.uka.de> [2003-07-16 11:58 +0200]: > > > > > whenever I try to look for xv it is not found in debian woody. How do > > > you expect to use Xv extensions and xv, when there is not program with > > > this name? > > > > xv (XVideo) is an extension of XFree86 which is part of "extmod". there > > is no program "xv" to find (though perhaps somewhere it might exist). > > usually it is activated by having > > > > Load "extmod" > > > > somewhere in the section "Module" in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. > > > > if you want to watch videos, you should try mplayer, xine, ogle, xanim. > you are sure? IIRC xv is the graphic viewer of unix mainframe. I > displays bitmaps, converts them etc. That's why I wonder where this > standard program is in the debian distribution. oh, this was a misunderstanding then. i thought you were asking about XVideo extensions. and yes, now that you name it, i can remember using xv myself back in the days. you can download it from http://www.trilon.com/xv/downloads.html. the reason why it is not in debian is, that it looks "non-free" to me on the first sight. you might try xzgv, gimp, ee, eog instead. hth, sebastian -- ::: sebastian henschel ::: kodeaffe ::: lynx -source http://www.kodeaffe.de/shensche.pub | gpg --import
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