Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 39. Audio Utilities

Mpg123-1.13.4

Introduction to Mpg123

The mpg123 package contains a console-based MP3 player. It claims to be the fastest MP3 decoder for Unix.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

Mpg123 Dependencies

Optional

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

ALSA Library-1.0.24.1, aRts-1.5.10, EsounD-0.2.41, PulseAudio-0.9.23, JACK, PortAudio, SDL-1.2.14

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 2012-01-04 22:27:57 +0000