Converting FLAC to Mp3 in Suse?

[Pumalite]

I used to use Foober in Windows. An excellent program. Is there something similar in Suse?. I have wine installed. How do I use Wine to run Foobar?

[oldcpu]

I used to use Foober in Windows. An excellent program. Is there something similar in Suse?. I have wine installed. How do I use Wine to run Foobar?

I don't use windows at home, and I have never used foobar (never even heard of it before, until you mentioned it). But if you do a google search on "foobar flac wine" you will get lots of hits. For example:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...hp/t47381.html

Typically, at the most simple level, if one wishes to run a windows program, say called "win-program.exe" under wine, all one has to do is open a konsole and type "wine win-program.exe". Sometimes one has to do some extra things, and I believe the URL I provided above will give you some hints. If not, just do a google search. The chances are someone has done this before you.

Good luck.

[oldcpu]

I don't have any flac files, so I have never tried to convert flac to mp3. But surely it can't be that difficult, and can be done with a linux program (as opposed to foobar under wine). Did you try surfing for this under google?

For example there is "audio-convert":
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/audio-convert/
http://tuxspot.blogspot.com/2005/08/...ac-to-mp3.html

There is even a wiki, giving Linux users advice
http://www.freax.be/wiki/index.php/C...ng_flac_to_mp3

[oldcpu]

You could install flac2mp3:
http://robinbowes.com/projects/flac2mp3

I surfed for an rpm, but did not find one, except for this one, for some unknown distribution:
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat...oarch.rpm.html

If it was me, I would compile the application from source, since I don't know anything about the rpm.

[dth1]

I am at work now so can't get the precise details but I am sure that they just play automatically i.e. there is no need for any additional software.

[Pumalite]

I am at work now so can't get the precise details but I am sure that they just play automatically i.e. there is no need for any additional software.

Thanks a lot all you guys. I followed all your advice. I found many sources in different places, including Packman's audioKonverter, WavPack, and apetag. I downloaded the rpm package and their dependencies. I also got this from opensuse: su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc". But the, when I tried to install with smart, it told me: pubkeys not avaible. I found out they were in /var/lib/rpm/Packages, but the system had an "exclusive" lock and wouldn't let me read the file. Well wouldn't give access to smart either. How can I check if they were installed with the command su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc"
? Maybe smart couldn't install them because it didn't have access to the file Packages in the first place.???

macho@linux-wwtz:~> su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc"
Password:
macho@linux-wwtz:~>

macho@linux-wwtz:~> su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc"
Password:
macho@linux-wwtz:~>


macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
Password:
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # smart install /home/macho/WavPack-4.40.0-0.pm.1.i586.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1dfa8f0c 0%)
error: WavPack-4.40.0-0.pm.1.i586.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ######################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

linux-wwtz:/home/macho # macho@linux-wwtz:~> su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc"
bash: macho@linux-wwtz:~: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # Password:
bash: Password:: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # macho@linux-wwtz:~>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #

[oldcpu]

But the, when I tried to install with smart, it told me: pubkeys not avaible. I found out they were in /var/lib/rpm/Packages, but the system had an "exclusive" lock and wouldn't let me read the file.

Typically this is because you either:
a. ran smart as a regular user (instead of as root), or
b. you had multiple smart instances open, or
c. you had smart and YaST software management open at the same time.

Make certain you only have one application opening the rpm database at a time, and also run smart with root permissions.

Well wouldn't give access to smart either. How can I check if they were installed with the command su -c "rpm --import http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.2/gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb.asc"?

you could try "rpm -q gpg-pubkey" and see what you get.

[Pumalite]

Typically this is because you either:
a. ran smart as a regular user (instead of as root), or
b. you had multiple smart instances open, or
c. you had smart and YaST software management open at the same time.

Make certain you only have one application opening the rpm database at a time, and also run smart with root permissions.
you could try "rpm -q gpg-pubkey" and see what you get.

Thanks, oldcpu. I was running as root and I had only the terminal open, but I could be wrong; most of the time I don't know what I'm doing while in Linux. Anyway, this is the output of what you suggested:

macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
Password:
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # rpm -q gpg-pubkey
gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e
gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04
gpg-pubkey-0dfb3188-41ed929b
gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-44201d5d
gpg-pubkey-a1912208-446a0899
gpg-pubkey-7e2e3b05-44748aba
gpg-pubkey-c8da93d2-457aded7
gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #

How come smart says he doesn't have the key? Or were they just installed?

New output when I try to install again:

macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
Password:
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # smart install /home/macho/WavPack-4.40.0-0.pm.1.i586.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1dfa8f0c 0%)
error: WavPack-4.40.0-0.pm.1.i586.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ######################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

linux-wwtz:/home/macho # macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
bash: macho@linux-wwtz:~: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # Password:
bash: Password:: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # linux-wwtz:/home/macho # rpm -q gpg-pubkey
bash: linux-wwtz:/home/macho: No such file or directory
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e
bash: gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04
bash: gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-0dfb3188-41ed929b
bash: gpg-pubkey-0dfb3188-41ed929b: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-44201d5d
bash: gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-44201d5d: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-a1912208-446a0899
bash: gpg-pubkey-a1912208-446a0899: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-7e2e3b05-44748aba
bash: gpg-pubkey-7e2e3b05-44748aba: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-c8da93d2-457aded7
bash: gpg-pubkey-c8da93d2-457aded7: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # linux-wwtz:/home/macho #
bash: linux-wwtz:/home/macho: No such file or directory
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
bash: macho@linux-wwtz:~: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # Password:
bash: Password:: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # linux-wwtz:/home/macho # rpm -q gpg-pubkey
bash: linux-wwtz:/home/macho: No such file or directory
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e
bash: gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04
bash: gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-0dfb3188-41ed929b
bash: gpg-pubkey-0dfb3188-41ed929b: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-44201d5d
bash: gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-44201d5d: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-a1912208-446a0899
bash: gpg-pubkey-a1912208-446a0899: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-7e2e3b05-44748aba
bash: gpg-pubkey-7e2e3b05-44748aba: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-c8da93d2-457aded7
bash: gpg-pubkey-c8da93d2-457aded7: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738
bash: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-450ef738: command not found
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # linux-wwtz:/home/macho #
bash: linux-wwtz:/home/macho: No such file or directory
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #

[dth1]

sorry no idea on smart - but audiokonverter will convert the files to to mp3.

You might be able to do the conversion using a konsole window:-

lame -h flacfile.* *.mp3

[dth1]

audacity can also convert files