Linux and digital video

[malte brill]

Hi there!
I´ve searched the archive for a thread like this and was sure there´s been
something on that topic, but I´m not able to find it.
I´m 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