I’ve tried playing .avi and .mp4 files using the bundled media player parole but it lacks necessary codecs, offers to install them, but then fails in doing so. Is there some other reason this application is included in the default Fedora template VM? This post was helpful for getting a functioning…

[image] hungry-cat: Is there some other reason this application is included in the default Fedora template VM? Probably because it is included in upstream Fedora.

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Why is parole media player included in fedora template if it contains no codecs?

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qubist May 22, 2026, 4:25pm 2

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