How to install mpeg-4 aac decoder in zorin 17

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I am unable to play videos on zorin os. Any help?

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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

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Interesting article .... I downloaded several items from that source ..... thanks .....

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Gday @Blizjay6 Welcome to the community!

If you have fixed the issue, please "Check" the "Solution" Box, as this he;ps others find the solution easier.

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this solution doesn't seem to work for me

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I have the ubuntu-rstricted-extras intalled but am still unable to play videos

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Alright. But the solution has't worked for me.

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I still can't play videos

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Try a different player and see if the problem persist. Also are you sure that the media file aren't broken?

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this command worked. sudo apt-get install vlc

thanks a lot.

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I did it now. I've downloaded a another vlc player with this command sudo apt-get install vlc and it worked.

thanks.

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I have marked post #7 as Solution.

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