Re: Ubuntu and mplayer (and codecs)?

Beowulf writes:
But why then does (when typed in a console) 'gmplayer' bring up the GUI
version of mplayer, whereas 'mplayer' invokes the command line version of
mplayer?

Because the program knows what name you are calling it with and adjusts its
behavior accordingly.
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John Hasler
john@xxxxxxxxxx
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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