Must I now give up XMMS?

**Beretta_NZ** · April 29th, 2008

I just installed the Hardy Heron. It's nice, I like.

But now I'm trying to install XMMS, my favourite MP3 player for Linux. But - wha? It doesn't exist, so it seems. It's not in my list of available programs.

I went to packages.ubuntu.com, but all I can find are plugins for xmms. Not xmms itself. I installed the package called "xmms core package," but to no avail. No new program appeared in my programs list.

So I tried the obvious: sudo apt-get install xmms2

Success - or so it seemed. The command line looked like it was installing the program. But when it was all done, still no new program in my programs list!

So what gives, is xmms no more?

**kostkon** · April 29th, 2008

Yes, XMMS is obsolete and its removal from the repos was long overdue. A very good replacement is Audacious.

**lbarnes** · April 29th, 2008

i installed audacious through synaptic
and ran it in terminal and it says
Segmentation fault
what does that mean?

**Beretta_NZ** · April 29th, 2008

Does Audacious have an EQ?

**Fenrisulf** · April 29th, 2008

You don't have to give up XMMS. I use it in Hardy. This may help you: http://blog.sartek.net/2008/04/insta...rdy-heron.html
And don't install XMMS2, it has no GUI yet, it's a terminal based program.

**Continuum** · May 6th, 2008

Originally Posted by Fenrisulf

And don't install XMMS2, it has no GUI yet, it's a terminal based program.

XMMS2d itself will never have a GUI (it is intended to run as a daemon). But, fear not as there are already many clients written for XMMS2 if you want to use it.

**MetalMusicAddict** · May 6th, 2008

Originally Posted by Beretta_NZ

Does Audacious have an EQ?

It does but was broken just before Hardy's release. I'm working on getting this updated with a fix soon.

**Lalapalooza** · May 6th, 2008

In the synaptic package under amarok, xmms-kde 3.2.2 is listed. Is this the same xmms you guys are talking about or something different? (Yes, I'm really new with this stuff).