Linux Media Player

[Mells]

Right, I've set up Ubuntu and got it how I like it. Got all the apps I want on it and set up wine, opera, plugins etc

The only thing is that I cant seem to find a decent media player. I've been using windows media player (runs and hides) on windows but what is good in linux?

I'm currently running 'banshee' but it seems slow and abit s**t.

Any ideas?

 

[Day]

I used to use Amarok.

http://amarok.kde.org/

 

[Mells]

cheers fella, I'll check it out.

 

[ViolentJ]

Amarok is probably the best right now. Another one to check out is the up and coming Songbird. http://www.songbirdnest.com/

 

[chriscl]

Doesn't Ubuntu come with Totem as one of its packages? That'd do the job for you I think?

 

[KDF]

if by media player you mean videos aswell then xine or vlc are very good. If your playing MP3's then ye amarok is quite good.. for a simple mp3 player you can use xmms.

 

[Mells]

yup, I was after a mp3 player with a good media library. I've popped on Amarok and will give it a try when I get home from work.

Ta

 

[H182]

I use xine but cant get it to play vidoes in opera or anything :s

 

[KDF]

You want mplayer.. and use the mplayer plugin for firefox/Mozilla

 

[H182]

Will give that a try. Will the plugin work with opera or do I have to use firefox?