What Runs Where on Athena - Audio Software
gxmms2
Description: xmms2-based audio player incorporating playlists
TO RUN:
athena% xmms2-launcher
followed by
athena% gxmms2
See also: mpg123, mplayer, RealPlayer, rhythmbox
gnome-mplayer
Description: gnome media player
TO RUN:
athena% gnome-mplayer **{}media-device-or-file* &*
See also: gnome-volume-control
gnome sound applet
Description: utility that allows users to control audio sources
TO RUN:
Pull down top panel speaker icon -> Sound Settings...
See also: gnome-mplayer
mpg123
Description: mp3 player
TO RUN:
athena% *mpg123 *audiofile.mp3
See also: mplayer, play, RealPlayer, rhythmbox, xmms2
play (sox)
Description: on Linux machines, front-end to sox audio player; plays files in a variety of audio formats
TO RUN:
athena% play audiofile
*See also: *mpg123, rhythmbox
Note: *There is a version of {}play in the {}audio* locker but it does not seem to be working properly at the moment.
RealPlayer
Description: audio/video player for files in Real and other formats
TO RUN:
athena% realplay file-or-URL
See also: mpg123, mplayer, xmms2
Note: You will likely get a variety of error messages on launch but RealPlayer should work anyway; if you get an error message like "cannot open the audio device" you can likely fix this be deleting your ~/.config/real directory and all of its contents
rhythmbox
Description: audio player that can play network audio streams
TO RUN:
athena% rhythmbox &
See also: mpg123, gnome-mplayer, play, xmms2