How to install Amarok in Ubuntu (and get it to play MP3s)
July 3rd, 2007 by Ross McKillop |
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Amarok is (in my opinion) the best music player for Unix systems (eg. Linux). This brief tutorial will guide you through installing it in Ubuntu. It will also explain how to get Amarok to play MP3 files.
- Start by selecting Applications and then Add/Remove.
- Click the Sound & Video column in the left navigation, and then place a check next to Amarok. Click Apply.
- You’ll be asked if you wish to apply the changes. Click Apply.
- If prompted, enter your password to continue.
- At this point all of the required packages will be downloaded and installed.
- Once everything has installed, close any windows that are still open. Use the Synaptic Package Manager (tutorial) to install libxine-extracodecs. This will allow Amarok to play MP3 files.
- Now launch Amarok by selecting Applications -> Sound & Video -> Amarok.
- Review the info on the First-Run Wizard and then click Next.
- Navigate to the folder you store your music files in, and place a check in the box next to it. Click Next.
- Once again, click Next.
- And finally - click Finish.
- Ta-da! The Amarok music player. Play around for a while and discover its many, many, many features.
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9 Responses to “How to install Amarok in Ubuntu (and get it to play MP3s)”
By David on Jul 8, 2007 | Reply
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the effort you put in to help newbs like me!
By Irvan on Mar 23, 2008 | Reply
thanks for this tutorial. very usefull.
-IT-
By Flamarion Jorge on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
Pena que ainda não tem um language-pack-pt-br … mas vamo usando em inglês mesmo!
By glen on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
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