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LAME-3.93.1

Introduction to LAME

The LAME package contains a MP3 encoder. This is useful for creating compressed audio files.

Package information

Installation of LAME

Install LAME by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-gtk-prefix=/usr &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--with-gtk-prefix=/usr: This switch directs configure to gtk-config.

Contents

The LAME package contains lame and libmp3lame libraries.

Description

lame

lame creates MP3 audio files.

libmp3lame libraries

libmp3lame libraries provide the functions necessary to convert WAV files to MP3 files.

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