Posted by S t e v e on 05/28/06 13:30

On 26 May 2006 23:18:58 -0700, "idiotprogrammer"
<idiotprogrammer@gmail.com> wrote:
There is a Winamp for Linux which i Downloaded
but could never get to
install.http://www.filepedia.com/alternative_platforms/linux_software/winamp_for_linux.cfm.
Hope you have better luck installing it than i did :-(

Steve

http://www.filepedia.com/alternative_platforms/linux_software/winamp_for_linux.cfm


>Hi, there, I don't know how many linux nuts are on this group.
>
>I am having the damnest time figuring out how to use my mp3 player in
>linux to play an m3u file to play mp3 files hosted or streamed from
>remote locations.
>
>I'm talking about a file like this one
>
>http://webjay.org/by/ghetosmurph/playlist1 ( you have to choose the
>dropdown box) or the m3u file found on this page.
>
>http://www.archive.org/details/ird059
>
>the default behavior in my recent linux install (fedora core 5) is to
>open mplayer. And then to do absolutely nothing.
>
>
>There are two other players: XMMS and Ryythm Box Music Player, but
>neither seems to have a way of automatically playing an online m3u
>file. the only purpose for m3u playlists in linux, it seems, is to play
>local music files.
>
>In a Windows environment I'm guessing what happens is that your media
>player opens the m3u file (I use winamp) and then downloads the mp3
>into a tmp directory which it then proceeds to play. It has always
>worked flawlessly. Can anyone offer any help here? Thanks.
>
>Am I missing something obvious here?

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