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Installation Troubles (MP3 plugin and other stuff)

Hey,

I'm having trouble installing stuff in Linux. I'm pretty confused about the whole installation process. Maybe it's just because I'm new to Linux, but installing stuff seems very, very unintuitive. Every time I go to download something, I have to read the installation instructions, and most of the time, I still can't get it to work.

Anyway, my main problem right now is getting an MP3 plugin installed, since I can't play any of my music on Linux yet. I found a bunch of web sites that say how to install it using yum, but I can't get yum installed! Can anyone walk me through this, telling me what exactly to download and how to install it? I'd really appreciate it, as I am starting to get very frustrated. Installation tips in general would be helpful, too. I'm running Red Hat Enterprise WS. Thanks.

Generally, installing software in Linux is just like this:

Code:

#tar xvfz xxx.tar.gz |#tar xvfj xxx.tar.bz2

#cd xxx

#./configure

#make

#make install

That means you directly download the tarbal (source) of the software you want and install it by hand, and mostly it works.
So if you are a newbie to Linux, you can read the "README" or "INSTALL" extracted from the tarbal of the software you want. And at first you must know what software you want and type the name of the software in Google, then you will find the Official or Homepage of the software. Go there to find "Download" section and "Document" section to be guided to know and use the software. :)

BTW, you can find "XMMS" or "MPG321" or others for listening mp3 in Linux, and "XMMS" is not a bad choice. ;)

Hope to help.

Okay, I decided to install Fedora Core instead of Red Hat Enterprise, since I realized that there is much, much more help available online for it. I got my music working now, and I think I'm starting to figure stuff out. Thanks for the info.