audacity does not recognize mp3

redrobin77 · 09-03-2006, 03:09 PM

HI,

I have installed audacity 1.2.4b in my Suse10.1 machine.
however, it refuses to open mp3 files saying something like 'this version of audacity is not buit to open mp3'.
I have searched rmpseach site and got this rpm...but maybe I missed something..?

anyone has used audacity in Suse10.1 already????

thanks.

mad4linux · 09-04-2006, 01:59 PM

I've got audacity 1.3.0-beta installed on opensuse 10.0 and it is opening mp3 without any probs.
I've got it from suse's online-update using "you".

redrobin77 · 09-04-2006, 03:24 PM

Ok I managed to get audacity 1.2.4b installed using YOU.

thanks.

Thomas Lemmens · 09-06-2006, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redrobin77

HI,

I have installed audacity 1.2.4b in my Suse10.1 machine.
however, it refuses to open mp3 files saying something like 'this version of audacity is not buit to open mp3'.
I have searched rmpseach site and got this rpm...but maybe I missed something..?

anyone has used audacity in Suse10.1 already????

thanks.

The 10.1 novell-suse audacity is not linked with the mad-library. If you want full mp3-possibilities, then you have to deinstall the suse-version and to install the latest version of audacity from the PACKMAN repositories. You have to install the LAME-package too.

You have also to do some finetuning: open audacity, then the edit menu, then the preferences, then the file systems, and there you have to specify where audacity can find the LAME-libraries (the mp3-library).

Hope this helps
Thomas

ezz · 09-23-2006, 03:59 PM

I was just having the same problem and I just went to this site

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/16592.html

and folowed the steps I installed 51 RPMs and now it works

dokie80 · 08-02-2010, 01:45 AM

just want to say thanks. I had the same problem, re-install audacity suse version with packman works great.