mp3blaster ( commandline interface player) not playing files

Question

I installed mp3blaster using apt-get but it didn't work (doesn't play specified files).

After that failed attempt, I removed and purged the player. I downloaded the player as a tarball. How do I install the application and launch it so that it works?.

P.S I have read the provided README and tar.bz2 installation instructions.

Answer 1

Note for the lazy others: you can install mp3blaster with

sudo apt-get install mp3blaster

For it to work properly, seemingly you need to launch it with

padsp mp3blaster

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Here's how to compile it from source and eliminate the need for padsp:

Many thanks to @andrew.46 for explaining that compiling against libsdl fixes this bug:

• Launchpad: man page says audiodriver sdl works, but doesn't

Download the tarball:

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mp3blaster/mp3blaster-3.2.5.tar.gz

Extract it

tar xf mp3blaster*

Enter the directory

cd mp3blaster*

You need at least these dependencies to build it:

sudo apt-get install g++ libncurses5-dev  libsdl1.2-dev

Run

./configure --with-sdl

If there are errors, you need to install more packages. Please comment, and I will fix if possible. If and only if configure exits successfully you can run

make

then use sudo make install or better use checkinstall to make it known to dpkg for easier removal (do sudo apt-get install checkinstall if you want to use it)

sudo checkinstall

follow the instructions...

Now you can launch && enjoy with

mp3blaster

Answer 2

I downloaded the tarball for mp3blaster and according to README, to install mp3blaster, you do:

./configure
make
make install

PS: You should always read the README for installation instructions. The above commands are standard for installing software from a tarball too.