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

[Dan]

Ivan Evstegneev wrote:
> 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:
> ***************************************************************************
> [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
> ***************************************************************************
> I even installed amarok but there was the same story. I will gladly
> listen to the other ideas...
>
>   
You need to install an unofficial repository before this will work, 
because like core, the official Extras repository also does not 
distribute "non-free" software. I use livna, some use freshrpms/dag, you 
can use either but it is generally not a good idea to use both.
To use livna, simply run the following command (as root):
rpm -Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release5.rpm
This puts the appropriate .repo files where yum can use them, in 
/etc/yum.repos.d/, so now you will be able to install packages available 
from livna such as xmms-mp3, xine, mplayer, vlc, and the proprietary 
drivers for ati (fglrx), nvidia, ntfs, and madwifi, to name a few.
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora

-Dan