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To play MP3 files in Fedora 8 with KDE you need to add software to your default installation. This software does not come “stock” with KDE because the software is not free and RedHat is required to filter it — therefore if you download this update make sure you check the licensing agreements:

1. First, add Livna sources using rpm

   rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm

2. Next, Install kdemultimedia-extras-nonfree^** using yum

   yum install kdemultimedia-extras-nonfree

That is it, next launch Amarok as an example and hello MP3 music!

Q: Hey Chris, why does the kdemultimedia-extras package end in “-nonfree”
A: Good question, tough answer, the kdemultimedia-extras-nonfree package contains plug-ins which cannot be shipped by Red Hat / Fedora because the license is not LGPL. Please note the the license of the entire library is not LGPL! So of course you shouldn’t install it unless you pay the owners for licensing rights.

To play MP3 files in Fedora 8 you need to add software to your default installation:

1. First, add Livna sources using rpm

   rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm

2. Next, Install Rhythmbox (assuming you are using Gnome) using yum

   yum install rhythmbox

3. Next, Install gstreamer-plugins-ugly^** using yum

   yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly

That is it, next launch Rythmbox and hello music!


Q: Hey Chris, why does the gstreamer-plugins end in “-ugly”
A: Good question, tough answer, the GStreamer is a streaming media library which contains plug-ins which cannot be shipped in gstreamer-plugins-good because the license is not LGPL. Please note the the license of the entire library is not LGPL! So of course you shouldn’t install it unless you pay the owners for licensing rights.