Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091121

Chapter 36. Audio Utilities

Mpg123-1.5.1

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

Optional

At least one of the following is required, otherwise only the dummy output driver will be built.

ALSA Library-1.0.21, aRts-1.5.10, EsounD-0.2.41, JACK, NAS-1.9.1, PortAudio, PulseAudio, SDL-1.2.13

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/mpg123

Installation of Mpg123

Install mpg123 by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: mpg123
Installed Libraries: libmpg123.so, output_dummy.so, and other output_*.so libraries, depending on which drivers were built.
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/mpg123

Short Descriptions

mpg123

is used for playing MP3 files via the console.

Last updated on 2008-12-05 22:34:32 +0000