This chapter looks at the user-level tools that are typical under a Linux system, including players , various sound manipulation tools, and editors.
Players
The following sections talk about players.
MPlayer
I think MPlayer is fantastic and probably use it more than any other player. I usually run it from the command line, but there are GUI versions available. It will play almost any media type—video as well as audio. I use it for both. It will also accept HTTP URLs, DVD URLs, and VCD URLs, among others.
The man page for MPlayer is at www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html , and the reference ...
