Audio utilities

This chapter contains programs involved with audio file manipulation; that is to say playing, recording, ripping and the other common things which people want to do. To use much of this software, you will need to have the kernel sound drivers installed.

mpg123-0.59r

Introduction to mpg123

The mpg123 package contains a console-based MP3 player. It claims to be the fastest MP3 decoder for Unix.

Package information

mpg123 dependencies

Required

ALSA OSS-1.0.7

Installation of mpg123

Install mpg123 by running the following commands:

make PREFIX=/usr linux

Now, as the root user:

make PREFIX=/usr install

Contents

Installed Program: mpg123

Short Descriptions

mpg123

is used for playing MP3 files via the console.