Opening a MP3 file displays this message: Parole needs MPEG1-1 layer 3 decoder to play this file. It can be installed automatically. And when I click install button nothing happens. I'm using fedora 19 XFCE. Is this a bug? Pls help.
Mp3 is a patent-encumbered format and you won't find it in the fedora repo. You need to install add the rpmfusion repositories. To cover a wide range of players (xmms, rhytmbox, audacious, amarok...):
$ su -c "yum install xmms-mp3 gstreamer-plugins-ugly audacious-plugins-freeworld-mp3 xine-lib-extras-freeworld"
Please make sure that you have installed and enabled the rpmfusion-free repo at least. For your player, gstreamer-plugins-ugly should be enough.
Asked: 2013-07-10 23:52:48 -0600
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Last updated: Jul 11 '13
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Please search the forum before posting new questions. There are multiple questions on the subject that have already been answered. https://ask.fedoraproject.org/question/9111/what-plugins-do-i-need-to-install-to-watch-movies-and-listen-to-music/ https://ask.fedoraproject.org/question/10983/how-to-play-proprietary-audio-and-video-file-formats/ Closing as duplicate.