Linux is FREE and Open Source.
Even though WMA is not open source it is only format (next to OGG) which supports by a FREE jukebox that has got many features => Windows Media Player 9. WMA can be used FREE as well without its DRM.

I tried XMMS in Linux Mandrake 9.0 to play WMA, but still no luck :(
Does anybody no an app for Linux that could do the job?
Thanks in advance...:)

As far as I know there isn't any. Sorry mate.

You'll just have to convert to OGG or MP3 format.

WMA codec by M$, is hacked and used as DivX Audio in creation of DVDs. The main reason is its great compressibility such as CD Quality in 64kbps :)

I found an app called MPlayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html) which could play WMA9 /WMV9 files. Again it is in RPM file where I still struggle to install :(

The general files are :
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm

But for my Pentium II these are optimized as:
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i686.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i686.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i686.rpm

So much embarresed not knowing how to install them though :(
Like in Windows setup.exe files, I simply double clicked them in root account, but nothing seems to be happening :(

I'm no RPM guru and I haven't used that package management system in a long time, but I think all you have to type is rpm -Ivh <package name> (Again the wonderful <TAB> button can autocomplete the file name).

Hope this helps.

[root@localhost root]# cd..
[root@localhost /]# /home/manila
bash: /home/manila: is a directory
[root@localhost /]# cd /home/manila
[root@localhost manila]# cd Documents/Appz/mplayer
[root@localhost mplayer]# dir
mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
mplayer-common-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -Ivh mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
-Ivh: unknown option
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
mplayer = 0.90pre10 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
libpng.so.2 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mplayer-common-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:mplayer-common ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
mplayer = 0.90pre10 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
libpng.so.2 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
mplayer-skin is needed by mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1
libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]#

Where did I go wrong :unsure: :(

I think you forgot to grab the file mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm. Also try installing LAME and libpng (from the Mandrake CD's. Go to Control Center --> Software Management (or something like that) then search for the packages).

After that I think it should work.

Yeah for sure CraftyC, I have forgot the file mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm and have used mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i386.rpm instead. Oops :D

(For everyone's benefit:)
The proper sequence to install MPlayer is as follows:
(Note: these files are common to every processor. To find packages which are optimized for the particular processor (in my case - PII), go to the page http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/linux/pkgs/mplayer and scroll down to have a look.)

Download:
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...0-1.noarch.rpm
http://mirrors.sctpc.com/dominik/lin...e10-1.i386.rpm (optional)

Install them like this:
rpm -ivh mplayer-common-<version>.i386.rpm mplayer-<version>.i386.rpm mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i386.rpm (optional)

*TESTING*
:)

I tried installing but an error came like this:

[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mplayer-common-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]#

But I have libpng.so.3 installed in /usr/lib/ :(
And I am running Mandrake Linux 9.0

Try this: -
"ln -s /usr/lib/libpng.so.3 /usr/lib/libpng.so.2"

It should work now.

[root@localhost root]# ln -s /usr/lib/libpng.so.3 /usr/lib/libpng.so.2
ln: `/usr/lib/libpng.so.2': File exists
[root@localhost root]# cd appz/mplayer
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -ivh mplayer-common-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]#

I feel like to give up :( see the bold colored text. It bloody says libpng.so.2 already exists and f***ing says libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.90pre10 :wacko:

BTW, I installed Musicmatch Jukebox for Linux with no worries. :D It was a SH file. And it was just like a Setup.exe in Windows. That's kinda thing I love to be in Linux. So that home users could install and run progs under Linux with less pain.

IMPORTANT: I really need this MPlayer working :(

According to your previous post mplayer-common is already installed. To install the mplayer package you could try adding the --nodeps switch. This can be dodgy sometimes, so be careful. The rest should install fine.

If you want a graphical front-end to rpm, you could try kpackage.

Hope this helps.

This works with Mandrake 8.... I don't know about 9, but give it a shot

cd to the dir with your rpm's in there

if there are rpm's stored in that dir other than the mplayer rpm's, do a

mkdir mplayer | mv mplayer*.rpm ./mplayer

then try this

urpmi *.rpm

it should install all 3 rpm's, and prompt you for the mandrake cd's to automatically take care of the dependencies for you

if that doesn't work, and libpng.so.2 already exists, try this

rpm -Uhv *.rpm --nodeps --force

it'll force it to install... but be careful, if it doesn't work, then do an rpm -e eachrpmhere (without the .rpm on the end), to uninstall them

[root@localhost mplayer]# urpmi *.rpm
The following packages have bad signatures:
./mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
./mplayer-skin-default-1.5-1.noarch.rpm

Do you want to continue installation ? (y/N) y
installing ./mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm ./mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm ./mencoder-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm ./mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1.noarch.rpm ./mplayer-skin-default-1.5-1.noarch.rpm

Installation failed:
libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1
libpng.so.2 is needed by mplayer-0.90pre10-1
libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1
libpng.so.2 is needed by mencoder-0.90pre10-1

[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -Uhv *.rpm --nodeps --force
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:mplayer-common ########################################### [ 16%]
2:mplayer ########################################### [ 33%]
3:mencoder ########################################### [ 50%]
4:mplayer-font-iso1 ########################################### [ 66%]
5:mplayer-skin-default ########################################### [ 83%]
6:mplayer-gui ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost mplayer]#

I will just stuff this up hey :(
Can't be strained more and bother you guys anymore :(

I believe the bad signitures are caused by corrupt files. Try re-downloading them.

Haven't gave up yet :D

I downloaded those files, under Linux. Now downloading under Windows.
I will update this post, on how I proceeded..:)

14:43 11/12/2002
As craftyc said I re-downloaded them (but the i386 ones) and I did the same as Saphiroth said.
This time it didn't mention about any corrupted files.
I managed to play a WMA file using the terminal just typing:
mplayer /root/mp3/testing.wma

But still I didn't get the GUI. I thought when I typed mplayer, a program will start like the mmjb (MusicMatch JukeBox). :unsure:

http://www.divx.com/products/product_list.php?typeid=1
go to this page and download:DivX For Linux say filename is : divx4linux501-20020418.tgz



tar xzvf divx4linux501-20020418.tgz
cd divx4linux-20020418
su
./install.sh

next: download win32codecs from de mplayer homepage
install them

tar xjvf w32codec-0.60.tar.bz2
cd w32codec-0.60
mkdir /usr/lib/win32
mv * /usr/lib/win32

su
chmod -R 755 /usr/lib/win32

install these one

* libdvdcss
* libdvdnav
* libdvdread
* openquicktime
* mpeg2dec
* libogg
* gtk
* gtk-devel
* glib
* glib-devel
download mplayer and install:

tar xjvf MPlayer-0.90prexxx.tar.bz2
cd MPlayer-0.90pre6
./configure --enable-gui
make
su
make install

Fonts en Skins
http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/MPlayer/rele...iso-8859-1.zip
unzip mp-arial-iso-8859-1.zip
cd iso-8859-1
cp -r arial-14 /usr/local/share/mplayer/font

http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/MPlayer/Skin/proton.tar.bz2
tar xjvf proton.tar.bz2
cp -R proton /home/usernaam/.mplayer/Skin/default

WoW! Pretty good straightforward instructions buildid :)
I tried it m8 :)
But I got stuck here...
./configure --enable-gui worked nicely.
but make didn't work :unsure:
So did make install :(

tar xjvf MPlayer-0.90prexxx.tar.bz2
cd MPlayer-0.90pre6
./configure --enable-gui
make
su
make install

and you wont succeed?????

have you installed MAKE ???

OIC, I gotta install that? Oops...I don't think I have that.
Is it in the Mandrake Linux CDs?

As craftyc said I re-downloaded them (but the i386 ones) and I did the same as Saphiroth said.
This time it didn't mention about any corrupted files.
I managed to play a WMA file using the terminal just typing:
mplayer /root/mp3/testing.wma
But still I didn't get the GUI. I thought when I typed mplayer, a program will start like the mmjb (MusicMatch JukeBox). --- I said before. So I am partially succeeded :)
But still didn't succeded in your way. :( May be cos I haven't got MAKE. I will try to do the rest though...:)

to start the gui : type in the command bar from your start button : gmplayer this weill do .thats how i start my mplayer.

remember the zip file fonts have several fonts lets say 10-12-14-16 JUST copy 1 size to your mplayer directory

and also look in your consolle what message it will give for your gui after you have installed make . like to now if you dont succeed.


gmplayer: for the mplayer with gui

the last time i used linux i could have sworn i got an mplayer gui just from the rpm's?

oh and McoreD you'll need make and GCC for a lot of stuff lol

Sephiroth :o
Oh! Have I done something wrong them :unsure: :( Prolly you used a different version of Linux...:unsure:
When I type mplayer in the terminal, I get a list of commands on how to use the mplayer by command controls. Following that I managed to play a WMA file mplayer /root/mp3/without_me.wma like that. That's all I could do upto now....wanna check what buildid said in the next reboot to Linux.

@buildid:
Unfortunately mp-arial-iso-8859-1.zip doesn't exist :( Can I use a different Skin instead please? :)
Thanks guys for all the help...I am very grateful...I thank you and thank you...what else I could do :(

you could download any skin , type gmplayer for starting mplayer with gui

To uninstall you should actually do:
(Assuming you are in /root/mplayer)

[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mplayer-gui-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mplayer-skin-default-1.5-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mplayer-font-iso1-1.0-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mencoder-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mplayer-0.90pre10-1
[root@localhost mplayer]# rpm -e mencoder-0.90pre10-1

Just a correction :)
We have to get rid of the whole .i386.rpm :)