xmms-1.2.7

Introduction to XMMS

Download location (HTTP):       http://www.xmms.org/files/1.2.x/xmms-1.2.7.tar.bz2
Download location (FTP):        ftp://ftp.xmms.org/xmms/1.2.x/xmms-1.2.7.tar.bz2
Version used:                   1.2.7
Package size:                   11 MB
Estimated Disk space required:  17 MB

XMMS is an audio player for the X Window System.

XMMS depends on:
a working soundcard, xfree86-4.3.0, GTK+-1.2.10 and GLib-1.2.10
XMMS will utilize:
esound-0.2.29, gnome-libs-1.4.2, gnome-applets, libmikmod, 
libogg-1.0, libvorbis-1.0 and libxml-1.8.17

Installation of XMMS

Install XMMS by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-one-plugin-dir &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-one-plugin-dir &&
This command ensures that all plugins are located under /usr/lib/xmms/Plugins.

Configuring xmms

Config files

~/.xmms/config

Configuration Information

When you start XMMS for the first time, you can configure it with CTRL+P Note that you can extend XMMS' functionality with plugins and skins. You can find these at http://xmms.org.

Contents

The xmms package contains xmms, xmms-config, gnomexmss and wmxmms.

Description

xmms

XMMS, which stands for X Multimedia System, is a program comparable in function with WinAMP. It's main function is playing audio files like wav and mp3. It can be extended with plugins to play a number of other audio or video formats. It's look can be customized with WinAMP style skins.

xmms-config

This script is used by other programs which need to link with xmms to retrieve the library and include paths XMMS was compiled with.

gnomexmms

This is an applet for the GNOME desktop environment that will dock into the GNOME panel. From the applet you can start and control xmms.

wmxmms

wmxmms is a dock applet for the Window Maker window manager. From the applet you ca start and control xmms.