playing *.ape fyles

[ioda]

Hi all: I'm from Spain and my native language is not English, so excuse my lack of accuracy.

(I'm using Linux Mint 5 Elyssa -KDE4)
I have been looking for a media player to play *.ape files.
Every where I looked they say VLC can play ape files.
I (synaptic) have installed the latest version of VLC 0.9.3, but It can't play my ape files.
When I open the folder, in which there are the ape files, it doesn't show them (I have to choose to "show all files" to see them.
Even if i try to open the file (cliking right buttom over the file -->"open with" -->VLC) the media players opens but it doesn't run.

Do I need a pluging?,
Am I doing something wrong?.

some help, please?

[Neko2]

Linux mint 5 is kinda old. What version of libavcodec are you using?

[ioda]

Linux mint 5 is kinda old. What version of libavcodec are you using?

Hi Neko2, thank you for answering.

libavcodec 3:0.cvs.20070307-5ubuntu-7.1+medibuntu1
(same for libacodec-dev)

I guess it is from 2007 year but it says it is the latest version.

[Neko2]

That is too old, as .ape was only added in the last year or so. You should use something from 2008 at least.

Linux Mint 6 will be out soon, maybe you want to try the beta?

[ioda]

That is too old, as .ape was only added in the last year or so. You should use something from 2008 at least.

Linux Mint 6 will be out soon, maybe you want to try the beta?

I think I should wait. Anyway I'm updating as soon as the system ask me to do it. They say the new version will be release in a few days.

On the other hand I can run the ape files at just another pc running winxp, I have in another room. Only I have to load the files in the pen drive memory.

Thank you anyway Neko.