On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 14:16 -0500, Peter wrote: > This is a wishlist thing but rhythmbox needs gstreamer-plugins-ugly in > order to decode/play mp3s, the basic need of any mp3 player. > gstreamer-plugins-ugly requires dvd reading libraries.
Hi, -ugly is a recommended package, not a dependency. You could try removing it and installing gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 for use as an mp3 decoder. I haven't tried it myself, but I guess it should work. > My laptop doesn't have a cd/dvd drive so it seems silly that just to > play mp3s, I have to have dvd reading libraries installed. Seems like > audio formats should be in a separate standard decoder library even > from media reading libraries. Maybe, on the other hand, playing ripped dvd movies directly from the hard drive isn't unheard of... -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22
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