Rhythmbox + MPC/musepack

[RaymondQE]

This is my feeble attempt to get MPC support to work on my Hoary system. No guarantees that it will work.

Below are two debian files I created with the checkinstall program, so it they aren't completely debianized. Download the two files from the address below:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ouch0004/

Run the commands outlined below.

sudo dpkg -i libmusepack_1.1-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-1_i386.deb
gst-register-0.8

Open up rhythmbox and see if it works.

UPDATE:

Updated the deb files to work with libmpcdec 1.2 instead of libmusepack 1.1.

new files are located at:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ouch0004/libmpcdec/

Procedure:

1. Remove any of the previous installed musepack files

sudo dpkg -r libmusepack_1.1-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -r gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-1_i386.deb

2, install new files

sudo dpkg -i libmpcdec_1.2-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-2_i386.deb
gst-register-0.8


-- remember to remove and replace these files when the official debs are released.

[foxy123]

works perfectly with amaroK. Thanks a lot for the files!

[royg1234]

RaymondQE, you just made my day. Good work!!!

[budge]

Great stuff. Thanks . :)
Got loads of mpc files and couldn't figure out how to get it going under linux.
Efforts much apprieciated.
\\:D/

Is there a way of getting this to work with all the media players, xmms, beep, etc?

[knockey]

Fantastic! Thank you very much, indeed! :grin:

[MikePB]

Hi, I tried this and amoroK still won't play mpc files. as much as I like XMMS, I don;t like it's tag reading, and, imo anyway, amoroK does that TONS better.

[jadugarr]

This is my feeble attempt to get MPC support to work on my Hoary system. No guarantees that it will work.

Below are two debian files I created with the checkinstall program, so it they aren't completely debianized. Download the two files from the address below:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ouch0004/

Run the commands outlined below.

sudo dpkg -i libmusepack_1.1-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-1_i386.deb
gst-register-0.8

Open up rhythmbox and see if it works.

UPDATE:

Updated the deb files to work with libmpcdec 1.2 instead of libmusepack 1.1.

new files are located at:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ouch0004/libmpcdec/

Procedure:

1. Remove any of the previous installed musepack files

sudo dpkg -r libmusepack_1.1-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -r gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-1_i386.deb

2, install new files

sudo dpkg -i libmpcdec_1.2-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i gstreamer0.8-musepack_0.8.8-2_i386.deb
gst-register-0.8


-- remember to remove and replace these files when the official debs are released.
Thanks man, this saved me from re-ripping several cds to ogg like i have already done with most of my collection. Great guide.

[foxy123]

Hi, I tried this and amoroK still won't play mpc files. as much as I like XMMS, I don;t like it's tag reading, and, imo anyway, amoroK does that TONS better.
did you make sure that amaroK uses gstreamer engine... also do not forget to register a newly installed plugin...