Project 14A: Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps

All that talk about Ogg Vorbis and FLAC aside, there are still many people who like or need to deal with MP3 files. You may, for example, already have numerous MP3 files ripped from your music collection, or you may enjoy listening to one of the many Internet radio streams that are broadcast in MP3 format. Unfortunately, MP3 playback and encoding support is not included in Ubuntu because of licensing concerns. Even if you plan on using the Ogg Vorbis format in your future ripping and encoding endeavors, installing MP3 support is a good idea so as to cover all your audio bases. It's also a very easy process.

The easiest way to install MP3 playback support is to double-click an MP3 file that you ...

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