Re: [gentoo-user] gst-plugins

[dhk <dhkuhl@optonline.net>]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thursday 07 January 2010 02:33:14 dhk wrote:
>> When do I need gstreamer?  When I run the "emerge --search
>> @media-plugins/gst-plugins" command I get a lot of results and I have no
>> idea what I need to install for what I want to do.
>>
>> Right now I want to listen to a radio show at
>> http://www.legendsradio.net/ and it says I need a plugin.  Anyone know
>> how I find out which one I need?  I pretty sure I need a gst-plugin, but
>> not sure.
> 
> It's better to say what error you get rather than ask how you fix the problem 
> you assume you might be having. You need gstreamer and it's plugins when you 
> use an app that uses gstreamer to play media. The thing you use might not use 
> gstreamer.
> 
> Having said that, the site you mention does not appear to work. I get "server 
> down" errors on just about every play link. Maybe the station is barfed?
> 

Thanks