How do you watch Windows Media and Quicktime files on Linux?

From: Eric M. Jackson (jacksone_at_seas.upenn.edu)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:46:50 -0600

I am running Fedora Core 3 with nightly updates.

My browser of choice is Firefox.

My problem is that under my wife's Apple and my older Windows XP desktop,
Firefox has plugin support for both Windows Media Player and Quicktime.

Under Linux, I am not sure how to get Firefox to recognize these file
formats.

So what are you doing to be able to watch WMV and Quicktime files on Linux?

I am considering the Crossover Office Plugin.

- Eric

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