Enabling mp3 support in these Linux Distributions

[Lino]

There are many people who have just installed a flavor of Linux. Only to find out that, they can not play their mp3's. The answer comes down to licensing, however here I will show you how to enable mp3 support in the following distros.

Open up a terminal window for each of the following. Ensure that you have root privileges. (Sudo command is used instead for (K)Ubuntu)

Ubuntu 8.04:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Kbuntu 8.04:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

Xbuntu 8.04:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

Fedora 9:

Please ensure you have the Livna Repository installed (before doing the following.)

su -c 'yum install gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly'

CentOS 5

Please ensure you have the Rpmforge Repository installed (before doing the following.)

yum install libdvdcss libdvdread libdvdplay livdvdnav lsdvd mplayerplug-in mplayer mplayer-gui compat-libstdc++-33 gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly libquicktime

OpenSuse 11

This comes complete with mp3 support. No other action is needed.

 

[chiskop]

Good idea, Lino.

 

[d0b33]

I just use the package manager(synaptic or apt) no need for terminal. (kubuntu/ubuntu)

Search for "codec" and install them all

 

[Swift-wp]

Nice idea Linoman. I don´t install the extras though, I install w64codecs (w32codecs for 32bit), libxine1-all-plugins and dvdcss2. Never had a problem with codecs again.

 

[Lino]

Nice idea Linoman. I don´t install the extras though, I install w64codecs (w32codecs for 32bit), libxine1-all-plugins and dvdcss2. Never had a problem with codecs again.

The w64codecs is fantastic (also use it myself), I must say I am impressed at how easy it has become to install codecs in various linux systems.

Good idea, Lino.

Thank you very much

 

[The Guy]

All you basically need is an internet connection and you should be sorted, i havent used Kubuntu all to much but i do know that on Ubuntu you have everything you need sitting in ( Synaptic ) it works just like an iPhone just download what you need from the source repository and you good to go.

 

[general_koffi]

OpenSuse 11

This comes complete with mp3 support. No other action is needed.

Wow, I think I must try this one sometime... They actually know what they're doing.

 

[web]

Wow, I think I must try this one sometime... They actually know what they're doing.

So does Mandriva

 

[Swift-wp]

Mint as well.

http://linuxmint.com/

 

[Lino]

Good point, Mint Linux does have codecs included. I really love that distro (waiting for 64 bit edition though)

Also so does Simply Mepis

http://www.mepis.org/