openSUSE 13.1: Finally got VLC and mPlayer working, using 4 terminal commands:
I think the link was:
This also resulted in many packages [157]…but they all seemed to make sense [lib…] and most were small downloads. No 80MB of wallpaper.
If history is any indication…VLC or codecs will be just as hard to install the next release, beause you will have to try many crappy recomendations before you find the one that works!