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Installing Amarok
Amarok can be installed by installing the amarok package. For example, using apt-get:
apt-get install amarok
Amarok versions currently in Debian
- The version in squeeze (currently stable) is and always will be 2.3.1.
- The version in squeeze-backports is 2.4.1 at the moment.
- The version in wheezy (currently testing) is 2.4.3 at the moment.
- The version in sid (unstable) is 2.5.0 at the moment.
Phonon Backends
Amarok plays media via Phonon multimedia framework. You can choose either VLC, Xine or GStreamer Phonon backend. VLC backend 0.3.1 or later version is currently recommended (testing/unstable only) . In case of problems, try all backends to see which works best for you.
VLC
apt-get install phonon-backend-vlc
Xine
apt-get install phonon-backend-xine
GStreamer
apt-get install phonon-backend-gstreamer
For more on Phonon, see the Phonon page.
MP3 Playback
To enable MP3 support, see MP3 on Debian.