Today we learn How to install XMMS on Ubuntu 10.04
The X Multimedia System (XMMS) is a free software audio player very similar to Winamp, that runs on many Unix-like operating systems.
Praparing...
Now Open your Terminal and type the following:
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sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/karmic ./
deb-src http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~knuta/xmms/karmic ./
" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
Installing...
Now type the following:
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sudo apt-get install xmms
Adding Menu Entry...
Now That XMMS is installed we have to make an Entry menu to add it to Sound & Video.
To do that type the following:
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sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/xmms.desktop
and past the following code inside:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XMMS
Comment=X Multimedia System
Exec=/usr/bin/xmms
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/xmms_logo.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;
Getting the XMMS's Icon...
Now we need also an Icon For XMMS, to do that type the following:
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wget http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9725/xmmslogo.png
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mv xmmslogo.png xmms_logo.png
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sudo cp ~/xmms_logo.png /usr/share/pixmaps
Now Navigate to Applications/Sound & Video/XMMS to open it .
Have Fun .
