wmv

[dosed150]

is there a way i can play wmv files on ubuntu?

[BWF89]

Codecs my friend, codecs.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Play+WMV+on+Linux&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

[dosed150]

well that was helpful ok i downloaded the codecs but i cant put them in the codecs folder it says im not the owner

[GreyFox503]

If you are trying to move or copy files somewhere where you don't have permission, then you need root privileges. To do this, just prefix the command you want with 'sudo', like so:

sudo cp file1.gz /somewhere/else

As soon as you hit enter, you will be prompted for a password. Enter your normal user password that you login with, then hit enter again. The command will be run with root privileges.

Be careful with sudo, because it will let you do anything root can do, delete any file, etc.

[dosed150]

so if wanted to copy a whole folder id just put the name of the folder in there

[majikstreet]

kind of.
sudo cp -R folder /somewhere/else

that's what you would do for a whole folder.

[GreyFox503]

For more help with commands like cp, use:

cp --help
man cp

These two will work for most commands. Of course there's always google.