Thread: Play MP3 files on Amarok

Amarok is the music player of choice for many Linux users. Although it is included in almost every repository, just the player is not enough to play mp3 files. The way Amarok works, you have to first install an engine. Go to the package manager, and search for both the yauap and the xine engines.

This step is important for Amarok to be able to play music files at all. Start up Amarok, then go to Settings>Configure Amarok>Engine and select either the yauap or xine engines, and see which sucessfully plays mp3 files on your system.



The more you use Amarok, the more of its features you will discover. It automatically scans folders on the first startup for music, and arranges music alphabetically by artist. To Build a collection from scratch go to Context, and select the Build Collection button. You can right click on an album or artist in the context menu and select load playlist to enque all the files in a playlist. An interesting feature called the Dynamic Playlist suggests songs based on what you have already listened to.