Amarok MP3 Support? [SOLVED!]

Sun Mar 1 12:00:57 UTC 2009

Hey all,

by following the advice at the very last post here:

http://amarok.kde.org/forum/index.php/topic,15438.0.html

I was able to fix the problem!

As always, it's a simple stupid little thing...

Thanks to all that helped!

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Amichai Rotman

UIN#: 6401746
Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]

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On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 13:48, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:

> I found out another interesting thing:
>
> If I open the Run Command window and enter: 'kdesudo amarok' and enter the
> password, Amarok opens as root (different colors and all) and the MP3 files
> are playable...
>
> it seems to be a permissions issue - so how do I fix this?
>
> I guess chmoding the /usr/bin/amarokapp to my user, isn't such a good
> idea...
>
> Help!
>
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>
> Amichai Rotman
>
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> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
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> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 09:38, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:
>
>> Following your instruction, I entered 'xine' to the find box and this is
>> what it found, regarding February:
>>
>> Commit Log for Fri Feb 27 10:48:41 2009
>>
>>
>> Installed the following packages:
>> libxine1-all-plugins (1.1.11.1-1ubuntu3.2)
>> libxine1-gnome (1.1.11.1-1ubuntu3.2)
>> libxine1-plugins (1.1.11.1-1ubuntu3.2)
>> xine-ui (0.99.5+cvs20070914-2)
>>
>> I have re-installed these packages after purging them as part of the
>> debugging process. My last major upgrade happened on Thu Jul 17 22:42:56
>> 2008, and was able to play MP3 files since then...
>>
>> In between I have installed the Fluendo Streaming Server package. I think
>> that's what messed things up for me...
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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>>
>> Amichai Rotman
>>
>> UIN#: 6401746
>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
>> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
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>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 20:20, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/27/2009 01:18 AM, Amichai Rotman wrote:
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > I used to be able to play MP3 files with Amarok, but after a recent
>>> update
>>> > it stopped working!
>>> >
>>> > I am running Amarok 1.4.9.1on KDE 3.5.10.
>>> >
>>> > When I try to add an MP3 song to the playlist the first time after
>>> opening
>>> > Amarok, it asks me if I want to install MP3 support for Amarok. I click
>>> on
>>> > the 'install MP3 support' button, but nothing happens. When I re-try to
>>> add
>>> > the file, it pops up a message saying the file was not added because
>>> the
>>> > media is not playable....
>>> >
>>> > Please help!
>>>
>>> No idea why yours might not be working, but I am playing an mp3 right
>>> now on Amarok on my Gnome (Hardy) desktop. From Help|About Amarok:
>>> 'Amarok 1.4.9.1 (Using KDE 3.5.10)'.  And this is following the slew of
>>> kde security updates that were installed recently:
>>>
>>> Commit Log for Fri Feb 27 08:30:40 2009
>>>
>>> Upgraded the following packages:
>>> kaddressbook (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> kdelibs-data (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.1
>>> kdelibs4c2a (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.1
>>> knode (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> libkcal2b (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> libkdepim1a (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> libkleopatra1 (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> libkmime2 (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>> libktnef1 (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3) to 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1
>>>
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>>>
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