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Problem: How to install XMMS for Linux distro that dropped supporting it? Read on...
Several Linux distributions have been dropping support for old XMMS audio player for various reasons.
My desktop computer is running one of those distributions (Debian) that just rolled from previous stable, Etch, to new Debian 5 (or Lenny) and I was shocked when I noticed that my favorite audio player had been automatically removed! :o
Anyway, after thinking about switching audio player software for a while and checking feature lists and screenshots of some I came to conclusion that while there are lot's of very advanced players available the fact remained that XMMS still has it's merits and for my peculiar needs it was the best one available (yeah, I know about Audacity, it's not the same).
So check this blog entry of mine to find how you can install XMMS on Debian and Ubuntu systems - and no compiling from source required :)
Several Linux distributions have been dropping support for old XMMS audio player for various reasons.
My desktop computer is running one of those distributions (Debian) that just rolled from previous stable, Etch, to new Debian 5 (or Lenny) and I was shocked when I noticed that my favorite audio player had been automatically removed! :o
Anyway, after thinking about switching audio player software for a while and checking feature lists and screenshots of some I came to conclusion that while there are lot's of very advanced players available the fact remained that XMMS still has it's merits and for my peculiar needs it was the best one available (yeah, I know about Audacity, it's not the same).
So check this blog entry of mine to find how you can install XMMS on Debian and Ubuntu systems - and no compiling from source required :)
