MP3 IN UBUNTU

[vignesh]

I have installed ubuntu and how do I play mp3 files in rhythmbox.

 

[cool_dude_prav]

rhythm box?

Try amaroK..
it is very good.

Install it.. or else go for XMMS(old though..)

Or finally wait for some one(read:Experienced person) to reply abt rhythmBox...

Cheers!!!

] K8)8)L [

 

[it_waaznt_me]

Hmm.. Personally I dont like GNome .. You can install KDE 3.3 given in the March Digit DVD ... I think XMMS is also there .. or was it in Feb Dvd ... ? ..

 

[mail2and]

batty Gnome is very very superior to KDE.... gnome has real time changes a la mac os. NO 'apply' or 'ok' buttons... also the interface is less cluttered and more original than KDE.. Also, gnome gives you simplicity.... which KDE lacks!

 

[pradeep_chauhan]

Again on a personal level i too do not like gnome it ...what i would say " too plastickey". Kde I feel is much more refined. But again its a personal feeling.

 

[GNUrag]

XMMS is not there in Ubuntu/GNOME. However, what i recommend is to download XMMS deb files from here:
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xmms/

Pick up i386 packages and install them manually. These files are not too big and dont have serious dependencies also. Try it.

 

[vignesh]

Ya ok I downloaded that.How do i install tese files.I double click them and get an error saying unable to find location of the deb file.

How do I mount my partitions I tried editing the fstab as stated in the frdora core 3 faq.the partitions are shown but I cant open the folders.all the files and folders have unknown file icon.

I don`t know how to install kde.

 

[cool_dude_prav]

I don`t know how to install kde.

Why not use Synaptic...? - best for installing pkgs...

Also get your mirrors in sources.list updated from *www.ubuntuguide.org

And if you have a decent BBand connection.... then why wait?

 

[vignesh]

I don`t have a bband cooneciton .But I have the kde3.3 from digit dvd.How do I add it to Synaptic.

 

[cool_dude_prav]

KDE has by default Kynaptic installed...
Kynaptic is the KDE ver of Synaptic...
Using it is very easy than the CUI interface using terminal...

But you may not have many S/W. Did you Ubuntu from Digit DVD? If yes, then you will have only minimal pkgs.

You may need to download more from internet...

You may need a lot of patience...

 

[ramank]

Ya ok I downloaded that.How do i install tese files.I double click them and get an error saying unable to find location of the deb file.

Just install xmms by following these steps: *ubuntuguide.org/#xmms
Or go to console, login as root, go to the location where you have downloaded the .deb file and do $dpkg -i <xmms installer file>.deb

How do I mount my partitions I tried editing the fstab as stated in the frdora core 3 faq.the partitions are shown but I cant open the folders.all the files and folders have unknown file icon.

See this: *ubuntuguide.org/#automountntfs
I think only root has access to read NTFS or FAT. So when you run the file manager as a normal user, you see crosses in the icons of folders. Run nautilus as root and then browse these folders.

 

[vignesh]

$dpkg -i <xmms installer file>.deb

This did not work.So can you tell another way of installing xmms and kde3.3 also.

KDE has by default Kynaptic installed...
Kynaptic is the KDE ver of Synaptic...

This I don`t understand what you are trying to say.I have to install the entire kde since I have only gnome in Ubuntu.

 

[cool_dude_prav]

Forget all that...

Just type this command...

sudo apt-get install xmms

I think the above shud work..

Or else...

Just look up *www.ubuntuguide.org/#xmms as @Ramank has told...

Cheers!!!

] K8)8)L [

 

[vignesh]

as GNUraq asked me to do I picked the i386 packages and there were 4 of them and I out them in a folder xmms in my home folder.

Code:
sudo apt-get install xmms

I tried what you said it does not work.

 

[vignesh]

vignesh@ubuntu:~/xmms $ sudo apt-get install xmms
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
xmms is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xmms: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
Depends: libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4) but it is not installable
xmms-dev: Depends: xlibs-dev but it is not installable
Depends: libglib1.2-dev but it is not installable
Depends: libgtk1.2-dev but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


THIS is what i get.

 

[cool_dude_prav]

Hey man!!!

If you have Ubuntu, then beter install using Synaptic. The GUI is very friendly, Of course if you wanna learn and do things then you may continue like this...

But if you wanna use Synaptic, Go to Menu, System-> Synaptic Package Manager

There search for XMMS and install... It is easier

 

[GNUrag]

vignesh@ubuntu:~/xmms $ sudo apt-get install xmms
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
xmms is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xmms: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
Depends: libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4) but it is not installable
xmms-dev: Depends: xlibs-dev but it is not installable
Depends: libglib1.2-dev but it is not installable
Depends: libgtk1.2-dev but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Arrrey, did you read it properly? It says you somehow managed to install XMMS. Now do as the last line says:

# sudo apt-get -f install

 

[vignesh]

ey man!!!

If you have Ubuntu, then beter install using Synaptic. The GUI is very friendly, Of course if you wanna learn and do things then you may continue like this...

But if you wanna use Synaptic, Go to Menu, System-> Synaptic Package Manager

There search for XMMS and install... It is easier Smile

I get an error saying package only exists in database but no dependancies found.

@GNUrag

I tried what you said

# sudo apt-get -f install

it removed xmms completly becuse I tried again and got this

root@ubuntu:~/xmms # sudo apt-get install xmms
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package xmms is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package xmms has no installation candidate


root@ubuntu:~/xmms # apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded

 

[GNUrag]

oh dude, use one kind of installer at a time. Either use dpkg or apt-get or synaptic. trying all will mess up.

If you have Synaptic running then select packages from there. I gave apt-get way coz i thought you had less serious dependency problems.

 

[vignesh]

How do I add them to Synaptic package.