Rhythmbox codec problem
Bob
ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net
Fri May 15 22:39:06 UTC 2020
** Reply to message from "Bob" <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> on Fri, 15 May
2020 13:12:55 -0700
> ** Reply to message from Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> on Fri, 15 May 2020
> 20:06:07 +0200
>
> > On Fri, 15 May 2020 at 19:56, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I had done a reboot. The reboot took much longer than normal.
> > >
> > > Rhythmbox still can not fing the needed codec.
> > >
> > > Anyone have a suggestion on a program that works so I can listen to internet
> > > radio?
> >
> > Weird.
> >
> > I suspect that most standard Gtk apps use the same codecs, so if one
> > doesn't work, the rest won't. I'd be very happy to be wrong about
> > that.
> >
> > I use Parole on openSUSE with XFCE to listen to BBC 6music.
>
> Parole gets the same message as rhythmbox "Additional multimedia codecs
> required". It goes in a loop trying to install the codec so it was hard to
> close the program.
>
>
> > Pragha also works, I think.
> >
> > VLC can play almost anything.
>
> Does not work either. No sound and no error messages so I don't know what if
> anything is happening.
>
>
> > Also worth a look...
> >
> > https://www.fossmint.com/best-radio-streaming-apps-for-linux/
>
> I will look at these to see if any work.
Odio works. Thanks for the URL.
> > KDE apps might use something else, if you don't mind a ton of dependencies?
> >
> > https://store.kde.org/browse/cat/395/ord/latest/
--
Robert Blair
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