Version: 1.4.8 (using 3.5.8, Kubuntu (hardy) 4:3.5.8-4ubuntu7) Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.24-5-generic The first time I play an mp3 in amarok on Kubuntu hardy heron (alpha2) I get the dialog "Amarok currently cannot play MP3 files." ... I click the "Install MP3 Support" button. It goes away and comes back with "MP3 support now installed, you will need to restart Amarok.". I restart and I still can't play mp3s. This is on a brand new installed hardy 8.4 alpha2 running 1 user (the one from the setup with id 1000). Amarok is the only active application (no package manager running).
A work around is to do the following: sudo aptitude install libxine1-ffmpeg
This is a very likely a distro bug.. it worked fine in Gutsy. Could you please report this to the Ubuntu folks?
Sure, in the mean-time I found the bug myself, it's in the install-mp3 script. If I run it manually I get following: bash -x ./install-mp3 ++ dpkg --get-selections libxine1-ffmpeg ++ grep install + INSTALLED= ++ lsb_release -sc + RELEASE=hardy + '[' -z '' ']' + '[' -x /usr/bin/kdesu ']' + '[' -x /usr/bin/adept_batch ']' + kdesu -d 'bash -c "adept_batch update; adept_batch install libxine1-ffmpeg"' update;: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' update;: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file + check_mp3 + '[' 0 -eq 0 ']' + '[' -x /usr/bin/kdialog ']' + kdialog --msgbox 'MP3 support now installed, you will need to restart Amarok.' + exit 0 ---------- So the kdesu line 'blows' up and the check afterwards fails.