MP3 files in Linux how to play them?!!!!!

[Jeff Vian]

On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 06:26 +0300, Ivan Evstegneev wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 19:02 -0700, Peter Gordon wrote:
> > Ivan Evstegneev wrote:
> > > Does someone can please explain me what is going on with mp3 files on
> > > linux? 
> > Simply put, software patents prevent its codec(s) from being legally distributed
> > Freely.
> > 
> > > Is there are some "other" ways to listen to the mp3? And
> > The unofficial Fedora FAQ[1] will help you here (though currently not updated
> > for FC5).
> > 
> > > If it is some stupid politics, so why M$ don't do the same things? Why
> > > they still permit the use of winamp an etc? This is stinks...
> > They pay for the license to use the codec and in some cases like WinAmp, freely
> > (for no cost) distribute them.
> > 
> > 
> > [1] http://www.fedorafaq.org/
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> I saw this site... but it helpless. I tried to install all of those
> "mp3-plugins" and the actual answer I got was like this one:
> ***************************************************************************
> [root at localhost ~]# yum install xmms-mp3
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> core
> [1/3]
> core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
> 00:00
> extras
> [2/3]
> extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
> 00:00
> updates
> [3/3]
> updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B
> 00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Parsing package install arguments
> No Match for argument: xmms-mp3
> Nothing to do
> ***************************************************************************
> I even installed amarok but there was the same story. I will gladly
> listen to the other ideas...
> 
Try the livna repo.  It is not distributed by RedHat/Fedora at all so
the repos you have enabled do not contain that package.