Sound Applications
After you have finished configuring sound support in FreeBSD, you are ready to look at some applications for playing sounds in FreeBSD. Of course, one of the most common things that people want to do is play MP3 files. Yes, there are several options for playing MP3s in FreeBSD, including both command line and graphical MP3 players.
mpg123
mpg123 is a popular, no frills command-line MP3 player. It is available in the FreeBSD ports collection under the Audio directory.
After mpg123 has been installed, you can play MP3s with it by simply typing mpg123 followed by the name of the MP3 file that you want to play. You can also provide a list of MP3 files, and mpg123 will play them in the order listed. The program also accepts wildcards. ...
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