installing xmms

**Blitze105** · 05-14-2006, 08:42 PM

ok.. i tried installing it.. and i read the install file. it said to simply use the terminal type in the location of the configure file, let it run then type make.
after typing in the location for the configure file it stated i had no GLIB.. and to install it.

I downloaded it.. and typed in the same kind of thing, i typed in make and it all went successfully.

I went back and tried to install xmms.. i typed in the configure file and the location in the terminal and.. then typed make.. it ran and was done.. congratulations to me huh? lol

Problem is.. i can't find the program or use it i guess.. :(
Im using fedora core 5 if it helps
~blitze

batty_professor · 05-14-2006, 10:42 PM

The install should have put a link in the system menu in multimedia/video. Shy of that you could select the run command from the system menu, and type xmms on the command line. One of those should work. Also if you try to open a video file, xmms should be in the list of applications with which to open the file.

**Blitze105** · 05-15-2006, 02:54 PM

Then i obviously messed up somewhere.. but it said it went right :(

any one know what i may have done or not done? (if u wanna just post install directiosn go for it..)
~blitze

batty_professor · 05-15-2006, 04:03 PM

Since you went through the actions of configure and make, iyou're telling me that you may have tried to do this the hard way. Was there not a .rpm of xmms on the FC-5 installation CD's?

**Blitze105** · 05-16-2006, 02:30 PM

I don't think there was...
i'd like to do it like this anyhow.. to get used to it :(
~blitze

dragonember · 05-19-2006, 08:45 AM

I've had that happen with the installing of stuff and it disappearing on me. Go to "actions" then "run application" and type "xmms" and you might get it. Look under the "sound and video menu" in "applications" for "audio player". That's what xmms shows up as for me.

Why did you want xmms anyway (just curious) it can't handle MP3's or AAC files. MPlayer is a good choice. (if you install this one you have to type "gmplayer" to get it to run; don't ask why because I don't know it just doesn't run if you type "mplayer" in the command window.

learning to install tarballs is hard but it can pay off in the future if you find software that isn't offered in RPM format. I've tried to install RPM's where my computer goes *twitch* "NO!". then installed the tarball fine.

Almost every tarball you install will be slightly different, so google how to install whatever it is you are trying to install.

**Blitze105** · 05-19-2006, 01:57 PM

I asked a good mp3 player and people had said xmms.. then i googled and it came up with that.. so i thought it would :/
~blitze

dragonember · 05-19-2006, 02:52 PM

Yea that function was taken out of xmms for redhat 8.0 and Fedora Core 1-5 because of patent and copyright issues. However, *trumpets sound* you just need to download the plugin.

http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/downloads.php

05-14-2006, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blitze105 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 557 OS: XP Pro SP2, FC5	installing xmms ok.. i tried installing it.. and i read the install file. it said to simply use the terminal type in the location of the configure file, let it run then type make. after typing in the location for the configure file it stated i had no GLIB.. and to install it. I downloaded it.. and typed in the same kind of thing, i typed in make and it all went successfully. I went back and tried to install xmms.. i typed in the configure file and the location in the terminal and.. then typed make.. it ran and was done.. congratulations to me huh? lol Problem is.. i can't find the program or use it i guess.. :( Im using fedora core 5 if it helps ~blitze

05-14-2006, 10:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	The install should have put a link in the system menu in multimedia/video. Shy of that you could select the run command from the system menu, and type xmms on the command line. One of those should work. Also if you try to open a video file, xmms should be in the list of applications with which to open the file. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

05-15-2006, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	Since you went through the actions of configure and make, iyou're telling me that you may have tried to do this the hard way. Was there not a .rpm of xmms on the FC-5 installation CD's? __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

05-16-2006, 02:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Blitze105 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 557 OS: XP Pro SP2, FC5	I don't think there was... i'd like to do it like this anyhow.. to get used to it :( ~blitze Last edited by Blitze105; 05-16-2006 at 02:32 PM.

05-19-2006, 08:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
dragonember Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The voices in my head disagree... Posts: 163 OS: Windows XP: Home Edition SP2/Ububtu 8.04 My System	I've had that happen with the installing of stuff and it disappearing on me. Go to "actions" then "run application" and type "xmms" and you might get it. Look under the "sound and video menu" in "applications" for "audio player". That's what xmms shows up as for me. Why did you want xmms anyway (just curious) it can't handle MP3's or AAC files. MPlayer is a good choice. (if you install this one you have to type "gmplayer" to get it to run; don't ask why because I don't know it just doesn't run if you type "mplayer" in the command window. learning to install tarballs is hard but it can pay off in the future if you find software that isn't offered in RPM format. I've tried to install RPM's where my computer goes twitch "NO!". then installed the tarball fine. Almost every tarball you install will be slightly different, so google how to install whatever it is you are trying to install. __________________ Extrico subjectio quod verum ero evidens No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -- Eleanor Roosevelt "it may be alright to be content with what you have; never with what you are."--B.C. Forbes Last edited by dragonember; 05-19-2006 at 08:47 AM.

05-15-2006, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blitze105 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 557 OS: XP Pro SP2, FC5	Then i obviously messed up somewhere.. but it said it went right :( any one know what i may have done or not done? (if u wanna just post install directiosn go for it..) ~blitze

05-19-2006, 01:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Blitze105 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 557 OS: XP Pro SP2, FC5	I asked a good mp3 player and people had said xmms.. then i googled and it came up with that.. so i thought it would :/ ~blitze Last edited by Blitze105; 05-19-2006 at 02:17 PM.

05-19-2006, 02:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
dragonember Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The voices in my head disagree... Posts: 163 OS: Windows XP: Home Edition SP2/Ububtu 8.04 My System	Yea that function was taken out of xmms for redhat 8.0 and Fedora Core 1-5 because of patent and copyright issues. However, trumpets sound you just need to download the plugin. http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/downloads.php __________________ Extrico subjectio quod verum ero evidens No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -- Eleanor Roosevelt "it may be alright to be content with what you have; never with what you are."--B.C. Forbes