Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to audacious?

[Ken <ken69267@gmail.com>]

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Dan Farrell wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:00:51 -0400
> Ken <ken69267@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Denis wrote:
>>> What are some alternatives to Audacious mp3/CD player?  I really
>>> liked the old XMMS and used it right up until it was taken off
>>> portage. Audacious seems to resemble XMMS closely enough, but it
>>> seems more fragile.  I have it working well on one gentoo box, but
>>> on this box, I am just having no luck getting it to run without
>>> errors (won't read audio CD, master volume control is not
>>> functional, playlist errors on start-up... )  I'm looking for
>>> something with a GUI rather than a command-line player.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>> I gotta give a recommendation for Amarok. It is a kde package so it
>> might not be what you had in mind, but it is a great music player.
> 
> Amarok is feature-rich, but heavy indeed.  I don't recommend it for a
> drop-in XMMS replacement.  If you like the idea of editing mp3 tags and
> organzing your music really nicely, browsing it 3 different ways and
> seeing cover art from amazon.com and such, amarok is for you.  
> 
> But if you like xmms, maybe before you try to find more alternatives
> you'll consider trying to compile and install it from downloaded
> sources, manually.  

What about XMMS2? It's not in portage but I thought it was designed to
fix all the flaws of the original XMMS. I have not tried it so I can't
say for sure if its even remotely the same as the old XMMS.
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