MP3 files in Linux how to play them?!!!!!

Ivan Evstegneev bravo_elf at gmail.ru
Tue Apr 11 03:26:29 UTC 2006


On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 19:02 -0700, Peter Gordon wrote:
> Ivan Evstegneev wrote:
> > Does someone can please explain me what is going on with mp3 files on
> > linux? 
> Simply put, software patents prevent its codec(s) from being legally distributed
> Freely.
> 
> > Is there are some "other" ways to listen to the mp3? And
> The unofficial Fedora FAQ[1] will help you here (though currently not updated
> for FC5).
> 
> > If it is some stupid politics, so why M$ don't do the same things? Why
> > they still permit the use of winamp an etc? This is stinks...
> They pay for the license to use the codec and in some cases like WinAmp, freely
> (for no cost) distribute them.
> 
> 
> [1] http://www.fedorafaq.org/
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I saw this site... but it helpless. I tried to install all of those
"mp3-plugins" and the actual answer I got was like this one:
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[root at localhost ~]# yum install xmms-mp3
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
core
[1/3]
core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
00:00
extras
[2/3]
extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
00:00
updates
[3/3]
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B
00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: xmms-mp3
Nothing to do
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I even installed amarok but there was the same story. I will gladly
listen to the other ideas...




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