XMMS is an audio player for the X Window System.
Download (HTTP): http://www.xmms.org/files/1.2.x/xmms-1.2.7.tar.bz2
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.xmms.org/xmms/1.2.x/xmms-1.2.7.tar.bz2
Download size: 11 MB
Estimated Disk space required: 17 MB
Estimated build time: 1.0 SBU
a working soundcard, XFree86-4.3.0.1, GTK+-1.2.10 and GLib-1.2.10
EsounD-0.2.30, GNOME Libraries-1.4.2, gnome-applets, libmikmod, libogg-1.0, libvorbis-1.0 and libxml-1.8.17
Install XMMS by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-one-plugin-dir && make && make install |
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-one-plugin-dir: This command ensures that all plugins are located under /usr/lib/xmms/Plugins.
When you start xmms for the first time, you can configure it with CTRL+P Note that you can extend XMMS' functionality with plugins and skins. You can find these at http://xmms.org.
XMMS, which stands for X MultiMedia System, is a program comparable in function with WinAMP. It's main function is playing audio files like WAV and MP3. It can be extended with plugins to play a number of other audio or video formats. It's look can be customized with WinAMP style skins.
This script is used by other programs which need to link with xmms to retrieve the library and include paths.