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===Adding Multimedia Support===

For this section, all the links are taken from http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian

However it has a lot more stuff that may not be necessary so simply follow the following steps.

Add the Debian multimedia repository to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' as given below.

#multimedia

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main

Then run the following 2 commands one after another.

''''''gpg --keyserver hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 1F41B907'''

gpg --armor --export 1F41B907 | sudo apt-key add -'''

After this do a '''sudo apt-get update''' to add the new packages to the apt list.

After that install the multimedia packages using this command. Please note that these packages are non-free in nature and in some countries it may be illegal to use them.

'''sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2 liblame0 flashplugin-nonfree streamtuner xmms msttcorefonts banshee realplayer'''

This is a long installation. Note that from the site's page, the totem-mozilla entry was removed as we don't use Gnome.

After this install [http://kaffeine.kde.org/ kaffeine] using '''sudo apt-get install kaffeine'''. If apt returns errors then follow its instructions to run '''sudo apt-get -f install''' to correct broken package lists. Then run the kaffeine installation again.

Once Kaffeine is installed, you system is now ready for multimedia playback. You can now play VCDS, DVDs and other media formats to your hearts content. Kaffeine will automatically detect a VCD or DVD and offer to play it.

There is no volume control in the desktop so right click on the task bar and select 'Add applet to panel...'. From the list select 'Sound mixer'. After it is installed, right click on its icon and select 'Channels'. Remove the unwanted ones to keep the icon slim. The necessary ones are 'Headphone' and 'PCM' as they actively control your sound level.

Now your system is ready as a desktop pc.

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 ===Adding Multimedia Support===
+For this section, all the links are taken from http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian
+However it has a lot more stuff that may not be necessary so simply follow the following steps.
+Add the Debian multimedia repository to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' as given below.
+ #multimedia
+ deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
+Then run the following 2 commands one after another.
+''''''gpg --keyserver hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 1F41B907'''
+gpg --armor --export 1F41B907 | sudo apt-key add -'''
+After this do a '''sudo apt-get update''' to add the new packages to the apt list.
+After that install the multimedia packages using this command. Please note that these packages are non-free in nature and in some countries it may be illegal to use them.
+'''sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2 liblame0 flashplugin-nonfree streamtuner xmms msttcorefonts banshee realplayer'''
+This is a long installation. Note that from the site's page, the totem-mozilla entry was removed as we don't use Gnome.
+After this install [http://kaffeine.kde.org/ kaffeine] using '''sudo apt-get install kaffeine'''. If apt returns errors then follow its instructions to run '''sudo apt-get -f install''' to correct broken package lists. Then run the kaffeine installation again.
+Once Kaffeine is installed, you system is now ready for multimedia playback. You can now play VCDS, DVDs and other media formats to your hearts content. Kaffeine will automatically detect a VCD or DVD and offer to play it.
+There is no volume control in the desktop so right click on the task bar and select 'Add applet to panel...'. From the list select 'Sound mixer'. After it is installed, right click on its icon and select 'Channels'. Remove the unwanted ones to keep the icon slim. The necessary ones are 'Headphone' and 'PCM' as they actively control your sound level.
+Now your system is ready as a desktop pc.