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This page lists help and instructions for those using Fedora.
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MP3 support
Fedora, by default, does not include MP3 support for legal reasons. If you want to get Mp3 support, please refer to Enabling Mp3 support on Fedora
Fedora 9 and later (KDE / GNOME installation disks)
These releases include PackageKit, so go to System -> Add/Remove Software, search for amarok and select it for installation. Alternatively, use yum directly::
$ sudo yum install amarok
and to ensure there are no missing codec/runtime pieces:
$ sudo yum update @sound-and-video
problems playing under gnome
A bug in phonon-4.2.0 was identified that would make the default phonon-backend-xine fail if kdebase-runtime wasn't installed. This has been fixed in phonon-4.3.0 which is available as an update.
An alternative workaround is to try the gstreamer-based phonon-backend:
$ sudo yum install phonon-backend-gstreamer
Fedora 8 and earlier (KDE / GNOME installation disks)
You want it install Amarok (1.4.x):
The easiest way to install it will be through yum
$ sudo yum install amarok
If you've installed from the Fedora-KDE CD, then you'll already have Amarok installed under K Menu -> Multimedia -> Audio Player (Amarok). As a recommendation, you would be best installing mysql before you running Amarok for the first time as there can be speed issues with the default SQLite installation. For a quick guide,
$ yum -y install mysql-server $ /etc/init.d/mysqld start $ chkconfig mysqld on
Then, make yourself a new user using the mysql prompt:
- Creating a new MySQL user
- Add all rights that relate to amarok (SELECT, UPDATE, DROP, etc)
Fill in the user data when you're installing Amarok and then enjoy. To ensure you don't have to keep running and dropping MySQL, use the chkconfig command above to allow mysqld to run naturally.