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