[wplug] Amarok problems

[Martin James Gehrke]

VLC comes packaged with its own libraries for codecs.

Have you tried, "sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras"

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Janos Dohanics <web at 3dresearch.com> wrote:

> I don't seem to be able to make Amarok 2.4.3 play .mp3 or .wma files on
> a newly installed Kubuntu 11.10 laptop.
>
> When I try to play a .wma file, Amarok gives me the message that I need
> the ASF plugin. It then offers to search for it, but the search hangs.
> I searched Muon for anything appearing to be relevant - but no
> resolution.
>
> When I try to play a .mp3 file, Amarok gives me the message that I need
> the MP# plugin. It then offered to search for it, found the required
> packages and installed them. But .mp3 files still don't play and I get
> the same error message.
>
> In fact, so far I managed Amarok to play only the enclosed file "Art of
> Nations".
>
> VLC plays both .mp3 and .wma files just fine.
>
> I should note that on my FreeBSD 8.2/KDE 4.7.2 machine Amarok 2.4.3
> plays both .mp3 and .wma files.
>
> Would you please advise?
>
> --
> Janos Dohanics
> <web at 3dresearch.com>
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