[SOLVED] How can I get Rhythmbox or Clementine play and recognize .acc music files on Mint 18.3 KDE?

Chripcikas · 06-05-2018, 09:27 PM

I get this message on Rhythmbox: Additional Gstreamer plugins are required to play this file: MPEG-4 ACC decoder. "Install Additional Software" button is not working. I seem to have different gstreamer plugins already installed, how do I find this specific one that I need?

Ztcoracat · 06-05-2018, 10:38 PM

Hi:

These links look like a start.

https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...0-plugins-ugly
https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...0-plugins-good
https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...streamer-tools

After looking here it looks like you need a handful of pkg's.
Install GStreamer on Ubuntu or Debian
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/do.../on-linux.html

You can also use apt to list gstreamer pkgs in the terminal to see what's available.

Code:

apt list <name of pkg>

*** Before you install anything check in Sanaptic and see what if any gstreamer plug in's are already installed.***

AwesomeMachine · 06-05-2018, 11:49 PM

I'm not sure how to get the programs you mentioned to play aac files, but vlc will play them if you install the ffmpeg package.

Chripcikas · 06-07-2018, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Hi:

These links look like a start.

https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...0-plugins-ugly
https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...0-plugins-good
https://community.linuxmint.com/soft...streamer-tools

After looking here it looks like you need a handful of pkg's.
Install GStreamer on Ubuntu or Debian
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/do.../on-linux.html

You can also use apt to list gstreamer pkgs in the terminal to see what's available.

Code:

apt list <name of pkg>

*** Before you install anything check in Sanaptic and see what if any gstreamer plug in's are already installed.***

Installed all mentioned packages but the "~plugins-ugly", since it says it's virtual. Still not a resolved issue.

Ztcoracat · 06-08-2018, 03:30 PM

Did you try installing all of these too?

Code:

libgstreamer1.0-0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-doc gstreamer1.0-tools

hydrurga · 06-09-2018, 05:11 PM

Let's see what you have installed:

Code:

dpkg -l "*streamer*" | grep "^ii"

Chripcikas · 06-09-2018, 06:18 PM

Code:

 $ dpkg -l "*streamer*" | grep "^ii"
ii  gir1.2-gstreamer-0.10                       0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1            amd64        Description: GObject introspection data for the GStreamer library
ii  gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0                        1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1             amd64        GObject introspection data for the GStreamer library
ii  gstreamer-tools                             0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1            amd64        Tools for use with GStreamer
ii  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg:amd64                  0.10.13-5ubuntu1~wily         amd64        FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
ii  gstreamer0.10-gconf:amd64                   0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.3 amd64        GStreamer plugin for getting the sink/source information from GConf
ii  gstreamer0.10-nice:amd64                    0.1.13-0ubuntu2               amd64        ICE library (GStreamer 0.10 plugin)
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base:amd64            0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "base" set
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base:i386             0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            i386         GStreamer plugins from the "base" set
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps             0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            amd64        GStreamer helper programs from the "base" set
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:amd64            0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.3 amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "good" set
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:i386             0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.3 i386         GStreamer plugins from the "good" set
ii  gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio:amd64              0.10.31-3+nmu4ubuntu2.16.04.3 amd64        GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio
ii  gstreamer0.10-tools                         0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1            amd64        Tools for use with GStreamer
ii  gstreamer0.10-x:amd64                       0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            amd64        GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango
ii  gstreamer0.10-x:i386                        0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            i386         GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango
ii  gstreamer1.0-alsa:amd64                     1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii  gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0                    3.0.18-1                      amd64        Clutter PLugin for GStreamer 1.0
ii  gstreamer1.0-doc                            1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1             all          GStreamer core documentation and manuals
ii  gstreamer1.0-libav:amd64                    1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        libav plugin for GStreamer
ii  gstreamer1.0-nice:amd64                     0.1.13-0ubuntu2               amd64        ICE library (GStreamer plugin)
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad:amd64              1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "bad" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad:amd64         1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer faad plugin from the "bad" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers:amd64 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer videoparsers plugin from the "bad" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base:amd64             1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "base" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps              1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer helper programs from the "base" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64             1.8.3-1ubuntu0.4              amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "good" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly:amd64             1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1              amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "ugly" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-amr:amd64         1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1              amd64        GStreamer plugins from the "ugly" set
ii  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio:amd64               1.8.3-1ubuntu0.4              amd64        GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio
ii  gstreamer1.0-tools                          1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1             amd64        Tools for use with GStreamer
ii  gstreamer1.0-x:amd64                        1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0:amd64         1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer development files for libraries from the "bad" set
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:amd64       0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            amd64        GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386        0.10.36-2ubuntu0.1            i386         GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:amd64        1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              amd64        GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:i386         1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2              i386         GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
ii  libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0:amd64        1.8.3-1ubuntu0.4              amd64        GStreamer development files for libraries from the "good" set
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0:amd64                    0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1            amd64        Core GStreamer libraries and elements
ii  libgstreamer0.10-0:i386                     0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1            i386         Core GStreamer libraries and elements
ii  libgstreamer1.0-0:amd64                     1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1             amd64        Core GStreamer libraries and elements
ii  libgstreamer1.0-0:i386                      1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1             i386         Core GStreamer libraries and elements
ii  phonon-backend-gstreamer:amd64              4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2              amd64        Phonon GStreamer 1.0 backend
ii  phonon-backend-gstreamer-common:amd64       4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2              amd64        Phonon GStreamer 1.0.x backend icons
ii  phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer:amd64          4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2              amd64        Phonon Qt5 GStreamer 1.0 backend
ii  qtgstreamer-plugins:amd64                   1.2.0-3                       amd64        GStreamer plugins from QtGStreamer
ii  qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5:amd64               1.2.0-3                       amd64        GStreamer plugins from QtGStreamer - Qt 5 build

hydrurga · 06-09-2018, 06:37 PM

Ok, thanks, and let's check Rhythmbox:

Code:

dpkg -l "*rhythmb*" | grep "^ii"

and, just in case you have the Flatpak version installed:

Code:

flatpak list

Chripcikas · 06-09-2018, 08:32 PM

I've got the flatpak version:

Code:

org.gnome.Rhythmbox3/x86_64/stable                   system,current

hydrurga · 06-09-2018, 09:07 PM

Ah. See here:

https://github.com/flathub/org.gnome...box3/issues/10

I'm not sure how Flatpak works (I'm a bit of a Luddite myself and don't use them), but it could be that you're experiencing the problem simply because the relevant codecs are not being bundled with the Flatpak version of Rhythmbox for use in its sandbox.

My suggestion would be to install a non-Flatpak version of Rhythmbox. In saying that though, the title of the thread indicates that you're also having a problem with Clementine. Are you using a Flatpak version of Clementine as well?

Just a note that, in the future, if you're having any problems with a Flatpak application, you should mention this as it will make a difference as to how the problem is approached.

Chripcikas · 06-09-2018, 10:54 PM

Thank you. Exchanged flatpak version of Rhythmbox with APT one, and .acc files can now be recognized and played. This didn't apply to Clementine, though. But what can you expect from seemingly great, but issue filled and rarely updated player*?

*https://github.com/clementine-player/Clementine

ondoho · 06-10-2018, 01:23 AM

i'm filing this thread away under "just another reason not to use flatpacks, snaps or appimages" (esp. if the package is in the repos).

hydrurga · 06-10-2018, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

i'm filing this thread away under "just another reason not to use flatpacks" (esp. if the package is in the repos).

Snap!

ondoho · 06-10-2018, 05:22 AM

^ i edited my previous post.
what's the generalised term for these apps that run inside a container?

hydrurga · 06-10-2018, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

^ i edited my previous post.
what's the generalised term for these apps that run inside a container?

Sorry, ondoho, I was just being (or trying to be) funny by saying "snap!" i.e. "me too!" but using another of the Flatpak-type package distribution software names.

"Container applications" perhaps?