Thanks for this bug report. More information would help us get to the bottom of this.
Could you please attach the output of the following: dpkg --list *gstreamer*|grep ^ii Also, could you use gst-launch-0.10 (see 'man gst-launch-0.10' if this is unclear) to get more verbose output from gstreamer? Like this: GST_DEBUG_NO_COLOR=1 gst-launch-0.10 \ --gst-debug=*:5 playbin \ uri=file:///home/yourusername/yourmusicfile.mp3 > debug.txt ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Fails to play at random times https://launchpad.net/bugs/58983 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs