64-bit MP3?

[Dark Aspect]

How do I play back Mp3 files with 64-bit Ubuntu if the RestrictedFormats (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats) don't install on 64-bit Ubuntu?Is there some Library I can install and use or do I have to use a 32-bit music player?

I am complete noob at 64-bit OS's and I just installed 64-bit Ubuntu.I have a few useful links and I know I have to install 32-bit fire fox for flash but I don't know if I need a 32-bit music player to play back mp3s.

[LowSky]

i got ubuntu restricted extras to install on my 64bit machine with no problem that I can remember... maybe i'm wrong...

[RomeReactor]

Hi. To be able to play back MP3 files in Rhythmbox, you need to install gstramer0.10-plugins-ugly, same as in 32-bit.

[FuturePilot]

If I understand this right those will install fine on 64 bit. The only thing that won't are the W32 codecs.

[Dark Aspect]

i got ubuntu restricted extras to install on my 64bit machine with no problem that I can remember... maybe i'm wrong...

E: Couldn't find package gstreamer0.10-pitfdll

...........Maybe I missed something.............

[RomeReactor]

There isn't a gstreamer0.10-pitfdll for 64-bit (http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libs/gstreamer0.10-pitfdll), apparently; as for w32codecs, in 64-bit Ubuntu you need the w64codecs (http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/non-free/w/w64codecs/w64codecs_20061203-0medibuntu2_amd64.deb).

[Dark Aspect]

There isn't a gstreamer0.10-pitfdll for 64-bit (http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libs/gstreamer0.10-pitfdll), apparently; as for w32codecs, in 64-bit Ubuntu you need the w64codecs (http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/non-free/w/w64codecs/w64codecs_20061203-0medibuntu2_amd64.deb).
Yes I see that now,sorry.

if I remove the gstreamer0.10-pitfdll then it works with:

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gxine libxine-main1 libxine-extracodecs ogle ogle-gui

[RedMist]

I use 64bit Kubuntu. To get mp3 support in Amarok I opened a terminal and typed /usr/lib/amarok/install-mp3

Voila.....plays mp3's.

[John.Michael.Kane]

Run these commands
wget -q http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Followed by.
sudo wget http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Finally, run :
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install w64codecs gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse

Hope this helps.

[bapoumba]

Moved to "x86 64-bit Users".

[jamesford]

i have yet to find a media format i cant play on my 64 bit machine and i havent done anything weird to get htem to play

[tikal26]

for ubuntu install
ubuntu-restricted-extras

for kubuntu
kubuntu-restricted-extras

Do you have multiverse enable

[atomicblue]

Thank you! This is very easy to do, even for a new user!

[billmilosz]

I tried that

When I did sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install w64codecs gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse


I got E: Type '<!DOCTYPE' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
E: Couldn't read list of package sources
bill@low-transcend:~$


so, this didn't work.

I have been trying for 2 days to get MP3 streams or files to play on this Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit install and haven't been able to make it work. I hate to say it, but it's no wonder ubuntu hasn't really made more than marginal progress in replacing Windows as a desktop.

I can't get the "ugly" gstreamer codecs to install from Synaptic, I get
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly:
Depends: libid3tag0 (>=0.15.1b) but it is not installable
Depends: libmad0 (>=0.15.1b) but it is not installable

If ubuntu was so great it wouldn't be so difficult to do something simple like install an MP3 codec.