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Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Part III
Running
Applications
IN THIS PART
Chapter 20
Playing Music and Video
Chapter 21
Working with Words and Images
Chapter 22
E-Mailing and Web Browsing
Chapter 23
Gaming with Linux
One of the most popular and enjoyable activities on a computer is
playing audio and video. With improved multimedia players and
tools for storing and managing content, Linux has become a great
platform for storing, playing, and managing your music and video files.
In this chapter, you learn to use the sound, video, digital imaging, and other
multimedia tools available for Linux. You explore the process of configuring
audio and selecting video devices. You examine the kinds of media formats
available for the Linux platform, how they work, and how to make the most
of them by using the right applications.
Linux is an excellent platform for taking advantage of widely used formats
such as MPEG, AVI, OGG, QuickTime, and RealMedia. A wide variety of
players are available for the various formats, and this chapter discusses several
of them to help you determine which might be the right one (or combination)
for your interests and/or needs.
Because many devices holding multimedia content are removable
(CDs, DVDs, digital cameras, Webcams, and so on), recent features
in Linux to automatically handle removable hardware and media have
greatly improved the Linux desktop experience.
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