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   "Laszlo Lebrun"  wrote in message    
   news:epdjdn$c0i$01$1@news.t-online.com...   
   > Ralf Schellenberger wrote:   
   >   
   >> A Comulada wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Getting really frustrated with xmms, and rythmbox (or my lack of   
   >>> understanding). Have tried for the last couple of hours to get mp3's   
   >>> to play on either and i'm sure that i'm missing something but cannot for   
   >>> the life of me, figure out what i'm doing wrong!?! Found a few topics on   
   >>> the forums about this but whatever i'm doing is plainly not right and   
   >>> seems as though the forum topics i'm finding are a little old but should   
   >>> still work for all intents and purposes.   
   >>>   
   >>> can anyone steer me in the right direction to get mp3 support for    
   >>> either.   
   >>> I know mp3's don't come with the default packages (which sucks) and I   
   >>> understand why but, I must be missing something silly...   
   >>>   
   >>> please use noobspeak if at all possible...   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> i would try easyubuntu:   
   >>   
   >> http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/   
   >>   
   >> it should install the codecs and files you need to mp3 running.   
   >>   
   > There are some legal issues on it which may apply to you and your country.   
   > If you don't (have to) care, download it from:   
   > http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/files/easyubuntu_latest.deb   
   > Save it e.g. on your home folder.   
   > The Homepage tells you to double click on the file to start the installer.   
   > If you get the Ark zipper instead, try right clicking on the downloaded    
   > file   
   > then "Kubuntu package menu", Install.   
   >   
   > Enjoy!   
   >   
   >   
   >Ok, got xmms to play an mp3 file (downloaded mp3 from the internet) but   
   >still not getting the streaming files. And also, when I try to play mp3's   
   >located on my xp laptop from the network, xmms looks like it's going to    
   >play it   
   >(puts the info up on the ticker screen and the playlist) but won't play?!?   
      
   >Almost there...   
      
   TIA,   
      
   Anthony   
      
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