Rhythmbox error when attempting to import file

[Scott Sweeny]

On 11/30/05, Marek Pawinski <pawinski at ananzi.co.za> wrote:
> Michael Beattie wrote:
> > Whenever I try to import an MP3 into rhythmbox, it always says "The
> > file is not an audio stream"
> >
> > Why does it do that and how to I fix it?

mp3 is technically patent-encumbered, and therefore the Ubuntu folks
can't ship support for it by default.  Check out
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats for instructions on how to
enable it.