Can't use mplayer on 16.04 LTS X64

Question

When ever I try to use it gives this warning:

Error in skin config file at line 19: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/skinb

followed by another warning

Config file processing error with skin 'default'

Solution 1

The solution is to convert all .png files in cd /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default to png24.

You can use imagemagick:

for FILE in *.png ; do sudo convert $FILE -define png:format=png24 $FILE ; done

Solution 2

Follow these steps to completely reinstall mplayer along with configuration files. This should get rid of errors.

Warning : This will also remove custom configuration settings you have added (if any)!!

Completely remove mplayer

sudo apt-get remove --purge mplayer

Note that because of --purge option, your Global Configuration files in /etc/mplayer will also be removed.

Remove Local Configuration files

 rm -r ~/.mplayer/

Now install mplayer back

sudo apt-get install mplayer

Comments

[gogeccc]

try reinstalling mplayer, perhaps that will solve the issue

[Gourab dhargupta]

done that already.

[Skaperen]

try running it in command line mode. it always works for me there (using my play script that hunts for what i want to play and supports playlists)

[Damn Vegetables]

Doesn't work. 16.10.

[Robert]

done that and works. +1