xmms mp3 patch doesnt work now what?
 

hi all, i tried the xmms mp3 patch like my book said, and when i try to play a mp3 file, it plays a second and stops, so now what? ive tried downloading other MP3 players such as limpoo but i dont know what to do after i install due to im a newb and the readme's dont have it =/ heh so any help would be nice thanks :D

I play all my mp3's with realplayer.
Noah

Get the redhat apt-get program, then you can just install xmms using "apt-get install xmms"

What is this redhat apt-get program-is it an application?????

where can i download this APT-GET program? =]

a good RH mp3 xmms patch is located on this web site... with some other misc redhat stuff

http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads.html

ok i got this, and i tried to install it before, so i open a terminal and type
rpm -e xmms-mp3-1.2.8-3.p.i386.rpm
and i get it is not installed, so i try
rpm -i (& -u) xmms-mp3-1.2.8-3.p.i386.rpm
and it says the package is already installed so maby thats causing the problem...

now though when i try to play a mp3 it doesent play the one second it just freezes :mad:

when you remove a package you don't need to give the whole name (actually it won't work if you do). rpm -e xmms-mp3 should work. If you want to force the install over the old one use the --force option.

Alternatively, download the xmms source code and compile that...that'll have mp3 support.

ok i type that and nothing happends...

when i try to install it again nothing happends, even when i use the -h option

What do you mean 'nothing happens'? SOMETHING has to happen even if it's just no output and you're left with a new prompt, i.e.:
Try the verbose option (is it -v? It's been a long time since I used rpms....I HATE them. Source is the way to go!)

heh ok it tries to open some index file and just kinda stops working...

so where is this source? and could someone walk me threw the source install
i-r :newbie:

Can someone who uses redhat please point the man to somewhere you can get the redhat apt-get port?

apt-get can be downloaded herehttp://apt.freshrpms.net/