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If you have Kubuntu, you're in luck! Amarok comes standard with Kubuntu, it's already installed!!!

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Amarok 2.5

Packages for the release of Amarok 2.5 are available for Kubuntu 11.10 and Precise. Run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Phonon Backends

VLC and GStreamer are all available as Phonon backends in Kubuntu. GStreamer is default. For more on Phonon, please see the Phonon page. If you want to try VLC you can install

VLC

sudo aptitude install phonon-backend-vlc

MP3 Playback

To enable MP3 support, see MP3:Kubuntu.