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

[Ivan Evstegneev]

On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 23:43 -0400, Dan wrote:
> 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
> 
Thank you for your advises mates! ^_^ I'll try it... but not before I
get some sleep (its 7:00am now) :))) could you believe? I've spent the
whole day and night sitting next to my laptop and learning about some
samba stuff... Thats is called real life.