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My ubuntu used to play music or vids by pushing the space bar while the cursor is over the file. How can I get this back on 14.10?

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    Seems to me like this is what you need: http://askubuntu.com/questions/64968/how-do-i-enable-mp3-preview – Rinzwind Nov 08 '14 at 23:20
  • It depends on what program you use. What program do you use? GNOME MPlayer, VLC media player, or something else? – John Scott Nov 08 '14 at 23:41

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You can just go

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-sushi

This will install gnome-sushi which enables such preview functionality on nautilus. I'm not sure about other file managers.

It can preview music, photos, videos and folders. It uses a slick window to do this, with all basic functionality available such as pausing and skipping..etc

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Deecaf
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    In general, it's good practice to post a little explanation to go along with commands that you suggest. In this case, since you're suggesting install software, it might be good to explain what this software does. – Michael Martin-Smucker Nov 09 '14 at 15:16
  • Thanks @michaelms. Advice taken. I modified the response. – Deecaf Nov 10 '14 at 19:34