need help watching mpeg movies from archive.org

[bsdnooby]

>>X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).% 0 0 0%
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>Okay, this seems a little strange.  The only time I've really seen a
>message such as this is when I quit whatever window manager I'm currently
>running with other applications still open.
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Maybe the fact that I'm using fluxbox-devel has something to do with 
it?  It is a minimalist WM, maybe it's *too* minimalist?  Maybe I should 
install gnome or kde and see if the video will play?