[MPlayer-users] Re: Recoring this *.ram to WAV with mplayer works while logged in but not from at.

[Corey Hickey]

The Wanderer wrote:
>>> MPlayer was the first program I ever obtained and installed from
>>> CVS, and I've never seriously regretted it.
>>
>> OK, when I'm feeling a little brave I'll try it.
> 
> Unless you try to install Debian packages which depend on the MPlayer
> package (unlikely, since the MPlayer package itself is unofficial),
> there should be no problems with having MPlayer installed via a non-deb
> means; I've certainly never had any problem with it.

It's very easy to compile your own Debian package of mplayer.

1. Get mplayer source as usual.
2. Run ./configure and look at what drivers/codecs are enabled.
3. Install libraries and -dev packages for drivers/codecs you want.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you're happy.
5. $ export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='--options-you --pass-to-configure'
6. fakeroot debian/rules binary
7. Install any necessary debian-building packages if step 6 fails.

-Corey