Linux and digital video

[malte brill]

Hi there!
Ive searched the archive for a thread like this and was sure theres been
something on that topic, but Im not able to find it.
Im wondering how digital video is displayed on Linux systems, as there is
no version of Quicktime for Linux I guess. So how can I display mpeg1 video
on Linux systems?

Any ideas if any system components have to be installed and if so: is it
possible to put them on my CD for distribution.

Regards

Malte