On Sunday 04 September 2005 20:05, Colin Andrews wrote: > NooB Disclaimer: > Though I've used unix/linux for many years, it's mostly been on servers or > just bash/csh command line environments. I've just installed Sarge on a > brand new system and I'm really liking it. I'm still a bit of a NooB when > it comes to desktop related features (configuring X, watching DVDs...) > > Anyways... My question relates to internet radio feeds. Some of the > stations I like to listen to over the internet actually offer feeds in > formats that aren't a problem for linux (mp3, ogg) but most stations give > you a choice between Windows Media Player and Real Player. I know that Real > has a linux version of their player, but I'd rather not install it. Real > player for windows always seems like total spyware, and it's totaly anoying > with all ads & popups it puts up even if it isn't spyware. > > Is there a reasonable free/open source solution out there that will let me > listen either of these stream types?
Mplayer [0] eats most stuff. In case you're very unlucky, you will be required to fetch the non-free codecs. Instructions to install both (which are not DFSG-free) follow: Add Christian Marillats repository to your sources.list. Instructions on [1]. `aptitude update; aptitude install mplayer-586` (IIRC). Regards, Anders Breindahl. [0] http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html
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