billb wrote:Right -- you need the additional repos for that. YDL doesn't include them since they aren't completely "free" ... same as with Centos / Redhat or many other Linux distros.
Just to add a little bit to this, check out this post:
viewtopic.php?p=10004#p10004(especially the Fedora Forbidden Items posts)
Basically, RedHat/Fedora has a policy of only using full GPL-based code. Anything that has any private copyright (like MP3 or DVD playback) is not included by default. They suggest using fully open-source alternatives like Ogg Vorbis, etc..
However - the Fedora/RedHat folks know that, although this sounds great in a perfect world, most of the rest of us need MP3 or DVD playback. So - they came up with Livna.org, which hosts non-GPL - yet fully legal - code.
It's actually a pretty cool way to go once you get the hang of it. Load the base OS, and you're fully GPL compliant. Add Livna, and you're real-world compliant. You have control of your licensing.
Ubuntu, on the other hand, has a different take on these issues. What they appear to do is make arrangements with the copyright holders to include MP3 codecs, etc. in their distribution. This makes it pretty easy to use, but also means that Ubuntu isn't a pure GPL distribution.
Oh yeah - normal disclaimers apply. (I am not a lawyer. I don't work for Canonical (ubuntu) or YDL, etc.)
Cheers,
Paul