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Amarok plays media via the [http://phonon.kde.org/ Phonon multimedia framework]. You can choose either [http://packages.debian.org/stable/phonon-backend-vlc VLC] (recommended) or [http://packages.debian.org/stable/phonon-backend-gstreamer GStreamer] Phonon backend. | Amarok plays media via the [http://phonon.kde.org/ Phonon multimedia framework]. You can choose either [http://packages.debian.org/stable/phonon-backend-vlc VLC] (recommended) or [http://packages.debian.org/stable/phonon-backend-gstreamer GStreamer] Phonon backend. | ||
'''GStreamer''' | |||
apt-get install phonon-backend-gstreamer | |||
'''VLC''' | '''VLC''' | ||
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apt-get install phonon-backend-vlc | apt-get install phonon-backend-vlc | ||
'' | Please note that some Amarok features might not be available with this backend. See ''/usr/share/doc/amarok/README.Debian'' (2.8.0-1 or later) for details. | ||
'''Xine (Debian oldstable only, deprecated in later versions)''' | '''Xine (Debian oldstable only, deprecated in later versions)''' | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 19 August 2013
Installing Amarok
Amarok can be installed by installing the amarok package. For example, using apt-get:
- apt-get install amarok
Amarok versions currently in Debian
- The version in wheezy (currently stable) is and always will be 2.5.90-75-g47e75df (post 2.6-beta1 snapshot).
- The version in wheezy-backports is 2.6.0 at the moment.
- The version in testing (jessie) is 2.7.1 at the moment.
- The version in sid (unstable) is 2.8.0 at the moment.
Phonon Backends
Amarok plays media via the Phonon multimedia framework. You can choose either VLC (recommended) or GStreamer Phonon backend.
GStreamer
apt-get install phonon-backend-gstreamer
VLC
apt-get install phonon-backend-vlc
Please note that some Amarok features might not be available with this backend. See /usr/share/doc/amarok/README.Debian (2.8.0-1 or later) for details.
Xine (Debian oldstable only, deprecated in later versions)
apt-get install phonon-backend-xine
For more on Phonon, see the Phonon page.