[CentOS] mp3 plugin for Rythmbox or Totem?

Andrew Allen andy.allen at virgin.net
Wed Dec 5 20:56:48 UTC 2007


On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 12:37 -0800, Dennis McLeod wrote:
> I'm sure it's not a matter of it not existing, a quick Google search shows
> (for Fedora):
> Now, install the correct plug-in depending on which MP3 player you want to
> use: 
> For Rhythmbox or Totem: 
> yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly 
> It's likely a matter of having to pay royalties for MP3 players and
> encoders, so it's not included by the upstream vendor.
> For a home user, it's no problem, BUT you have to enable a 3rd party
> repository to get it.
> 
> Post #14 in: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8134
> explains.....
> Dennis
> 
Thanks Dennis,
I've installed the plugins as suggested and it works brilliantly - I can
now play mp3 files!

Andy




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