AmaroK MP3 Tut.

Posted by Staci in 21 Aug, 2006   
in Daaahhh Avast!

I have come across an awesome guide to getting MP3 support in AmaroK on SuSE 10.x. I tried it and it totally works. I have a few adjustments though, because the guide is for KDE systems, and it uses YaST.

I use GNOME, and SMART Package Manager. I love GNOME, it works better for me than KDE (and I am biased. :P ) and SMART is just WAY better than YaST. A lot easier, and it comes prepackaged with most, if not all, of the repositories you’ll need.

So, giving props to the original guide, of course, I am going to describe my process for getting this to work.

Step 1: Download SMART Package Manager, if you don’t have it already. You can get an AWESOME guide (awesome meaning I was able to follow it and not die, and trust me, that means it is GOOD) from here. Configure it, saying “yes” to all the repositories. Don’t forget to install the GUI as well. Don’t worry, it’s all covered more in-depth in the guide I linked you.

Step 2: Open a terminal, and type “su”. Enter the root password when prompted. Once you are root, type “smart –gui” (that’s TWO dashes, mind you) to open SMART with a GUI.

Step 3: Search for “amarok” and make sure you have the latest stable version installed. (the icon next to it will be a green box). If you don’t (it will be a white box with a star on it), click the icon next to it and toggle it to “install” (white box with an arrow). Then click the gears up in the top menu to apply the changes.

Step 4: Once it goes through downloading the packages and AmaroK is installed, search for “xine”. Expand the
“Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Players” list, and toggle the latest “amarok-xine” to install. Then, search for “libxine1″, expand the “Development/Libraries” list, and toggle the latest “libxine1″ to install. Then, click the gears up top again to apply the changes.

Step 5: Everything will download and install. Once it’s finished, you can close SMART and the terminal. To launch AmaroK, click the SLED menu, click “More Applications…” and under “Audio & Video” should be AmaroK. Open it, go through the adding music wizard, and once it adds the music from your library, you should be able to play MP3s!

I hope this helped you, I know it worked for me using SLED 10. If you have any problems, you can leave me a comment, I might be able to help, but be forewarned that I am NOT an expert of ANYTHING, and Google is my best friend. Google can be your best friend too!

Last Updated: 8/21/2006