Find the answer to your Linux question:
Results 1 to 7 of 7
Does anyone know of any music or sound player that will play just about any sound file format like mp3, mp1, avi,etc, thanks...
  1. 01-05-2006 #1
    Dude500
    Dude500 is offline
    Linux Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    577

    Music Player



    Does anyone know of any music or sound player that will play just about any sound file format like mp3, mp1, avi,etc, thanks
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 01-05-2006 #2
    Vergil83
    Vergil83 is offline
    Linux Guru Vergil83's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Posts
    2,408
    as long as you have the proper codecs installed, a lot of programs will.
    Brilliant Mediocrity - Making Failure Look Good
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 01-05-2006 #3
    bryansmith
    bryansmith is offline
    Linux Guru bryansmith's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    /Ontario/Canada
    Posts
    2,621
    If in doubt, go with MPlayer. It will play just about everything.

    Bryan
    Looking for a distro? Look here.
    "There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience." - Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason)
    Queen's University - Arts and Science 2008 (Sociology)
    Registered Linux User #386147.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 01-05-2006 #4
    afroguy013
    afroguy013 is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    ATL!
    Posts
    117
    I use XMMS, and I can play pretty much anything, but as vergil83 said, you'll need to install the proper codecs to listen to everything. Mplayer also works well.
    Cause the whole world loves it when you don\'t get down.
    And the whole world loves it when you make that sound.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-05-2006 #5
    spencerf
    spencerf is offline
    Linux Engineer spencerf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Syracuse, NY
    Posts
    1,144
    download mplayer here and the essential codecs package. Install the essential codecs package before compiling mplayer. Then compile mplayer and you should be able to play just about anything.

    http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html

    this is the link for dowloads page in which you can get mplayer and codecs.
    All right, brain. You don't like me and I don't like you, but let's just do this and I can get back to killing you with beer. All New Users Read This!!! If you have a grub problem please look at GRUB MANUAL
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-05-2006 #6
    jaboua
    jaboua is offline
    Linux Engineer
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    1,431
    A gstreamer frontend will do all of those formats if you install the plugins too (gstreamer is plugin based, you install gstreamer and then plugins for everything you want supported). Gstreamer can be used in for example Totem or Kaffeine.

    IIRC Xine also plays all of those. Both Totem and Kaffeine can use Xine backend too.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 01-06-2006 #7
    Dude500
    Dude500 is offline
    Linux Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    577
    I will try MPlayer then
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules