Amarok loops through all items in playlist when trying to play mp3’s using Ubuntu 9.04

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Amarok loops through all items in playlist when trying to play mp3’s using Ubuntu 9.04

When adding new items to Amarok in Ubuntu 9.04 the items do not want to play and Amarok only loops through the whole playlist and no sound is heard.

Follow the steps below in order to solve the problem

STEP 1

Remove GStreamer ffmepeg video pluginGStreamer extra plugins and Movie Player (GStreamer) via Add/Remove  (Applications ->  Add/Remove)

STEP 2

Open a new Terminal session and type in the following command to install phonon-backend-xine: sudo apt-get install phonon-backend-xine

STEP 3

Enter you’re password and hit enter. Now phonon-backend-xine should be installed.

STEP 4

Open Amarok and the mp3 files should play.

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Ian Carnaghan

I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.

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