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audacity package

.MP3 in Ubuntu 8.10

Asked by Cheemag

All I need to get Audacity working in Ubuntu is the file libmp3lame.so.0

Where do I get it?

Trying to install a package doesn't work because a 'locked' file can't be accessed by the system, and Ubuntu
won't give me access to the 'locked' file. It 'doesn't belong to me' or some such nonsense.

PS I know it goes into /usr/lib. All I need is the file.

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#1

read this:

http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lame_Installation#GNU.2FLinux.2FUnix_instructions

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please first enable the multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo aptitude install libmp3lame0

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Then you might be interested of:

Play mp3 and dvd under Ubuntu install skype googleearth acroread and other stuffs using Medibuntu

First please install https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

You need to have extra repositories enabled..

Please first enable the universe and multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]

enable "Community-maintained Open Source software ( universe )"
enable "Proprietary drivers for devices ( restricted )"
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"

Close and confirm the repository reload.

Type the following command in a terminal (applications → accessories → terminal)

sudo aptitude install vlc smplayer mplayer

To get better dvd playback and optional packages here the medibuntu available software list http://packages.medibuntu.org/
you need to add the medibuntu http://www.medibuntu.org/ repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
( here the medibuntu howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu but see below )

In short type or better copy and paste the rows, below one row a time then press enter:

ubu_codename=$(sudo lsb_release -c | cut -d: -f 2 | sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//')
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$ubu_codename.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

Now to install, type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras libxine1-ffmpeg
sudo aptitude install libdvdread3 libdvdnav4 libdvdcss2 regionset gnome-mplayer
sudo aptitude install non-free-codecs w32codecs
sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

You can also install other Medibuntu repository provided optional software http://packages.medibuntu.org/ :

sudo apt-get install skype
sudo apt-get install googleearth
sudo apt-get install acroread

Hope this helps

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Cheemag (jim-g4rga) said : 		#4

  The last series of instructions worked, thank you very much. However, I'm astounded that it took at
week to do what took XP a few minutes!

  I'll try the other instructions re vlc etc later.

--

Jim.