How to install softwares in Fedora Core 4

Aashish · #1 15th September 2005, 04:13 PM

Hi

I am new to linux. today i installed fedora core 4.0. it looks nice but i have some problems as i dont know how to use it.

1. i need to install some audio recording software, so i downloaded "ecasound" from URL http://ecasound.seul.org/download/ecasound-2.4.3.tar.gz and "audacity" from http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/sour...c-1.2.3.tar.gz. But i dont know how to install them. there is no setup file to install as in windows.

2. I cant access my old win-xp partitions.

3. How to play mp3 files? i can play wav files but not mp3.

my main work on pc is to record and edit audio files. can fedora be a replacement for windows xp for this type of work ?

I am working to get familier to it. any help would be appreciated.

Thanks and Regards

Aashish
India

bytesniper · #2 15th September 2005, 04:20 PM

Welcome to Fedora

1. installing software in Fedora doesnt use setup files. The easiest way to install applications is using RPM's (precompiled binaries ready for installation). There are several repositories availaable that provide thousands of these RPM for just about any application you can imagine. here is a link to FedoraNews which has a very nice YUM tutorial. coming from a windows environment, you will probably be more confortable with the graphical interface of YUMEX rather than just the console based YUM. you can find YUMEX here.

2. winxp uses NTFS as its filesystem. there is a project that allow linux to mount and read NTFS partitions here.

3. that can be solved using yum. i installed xmms (like winamp) with the mp3 plugin (xmms-mp3). in yum: "yum install xmms xmms-mp3 " (once you have the repos setup.. see tutorial).

yes, audacity should be able to do all the recording and editing you need to do.

HTH,
Joseph

Aashish · #3 15th September 2005, 04:36 PM

Thanks bytesniper for the quick responce

I 've installed xmms but still dont know how to install audacity.

and 2nd thing how to make xmms default player for mp3 files.

again thanks for your kind support

razi · #4 15th September 2005, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aashish

1. i need to install some audio recording software, so i downloaded "ecasound" from URL http://ecasound.seul.org/download/ecasound-2.4.3.tar.gz and "audacity" from http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/sour...c-1.2.3.tar.gz. But i dont know how to install them. there is no setup file to install as in windows.

Usually, to install a program, I try first with yum: If it's not avalaible, I'll search for an rpm package at http://rpm.pbone.net/. Compiling the source codes (that's what the *.tar.gz files are, you have to compile and build them) is my last resort. Don't know about ecasoud, but you can install audacity with yum. (Check out www.fedorafaq.org to extend yum package repositories)

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2. I cant access my old win-xp partitions.

You need an ntfs module ("driver"). Check out
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/fedora4.html

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3. How to play mp3 files? i can play wav files but not mp3.

It's explained here: http://www.fedorafaq.org/#mp3
or here
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...otes.html#XMMS

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my main work on pc is to record and edit audio files. can fedora be a replacement for windows xp for this type of work ?

If there're any issues at all, I'd say it has to do with whether Fedora optimally supports you sound card.

bytesniper · #5 15th September 2005, 04:53 PM

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I 've installed xmms but still dont know how to install audacity.

audacity is available from extras which is enabled by default so this should work:
yum install audacity from the command line as root.

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and 2nd thing how to make xmms default player for mp3 fil

from Gnome or KDE? I dont use Gnome but in KDE:
Control Center -> File Associations -> Audio -> x-mp3
and then the actual settings will be over on the right and is pretty self-explainitory from there.

HTH,
Joseph

smfinley · #6 15th September 2005, 05:04 PM

Actually the version of audacity available in extras is not compiled with MP3 support. However there is a version in the Dries repo that is. To obtain it you could onfigure apt and synaptic as described in here and get audacity via synaptic.

Aashish · #7 15th September 2005, 05:34 PM

Thanks Everyone

i've installed audacity by typing "yum install audacity"

can anyone guide me on how to compile the source code to install the ecasound program?

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from Gnome or KDE? I dont use Gnome but in KDE:
Control Center -> File Associations -> Audio -> x-mp3

Joseph, i cant find Control Center -> File Associations -> Audio -> x-mp3
i think i m using Gnome. but somehow i managed to associate mp3 files with xmms. it is very simple. Just right click any mp3 file, click properties and in the "Open With" tab.....

nulli_secundus · #8 16th September 2005, 01:19 AM

Well, ecasound can be found at planetccrma repo

http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/planetcc...ccrma.i386.rpm

Probably better off using an rpm than compiling from source.

Aashish · #9 16th September 2005, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nulli_secundus

Well, ecasound can be found at planetccrma repo

http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/planetcc...ccrma.i386.rpm

Probably better off using an rpm than compiling from source.

I tried to install this rpm but it is giving an error

"Package Not Found"
"The following package could not be found on your system. installation can not continue until this is installed." followed by a package name - "libjack.so.0"

What to do next ?

bytesniper · #10 17th September 2005, 06:25 PM

there was a jack-audio-connection-kit rpm made by ccrma for FC1, but i couldnt find one for anything later but from i can see there what your installing is a ccrma package as well so you might have some luck with it so i have included the link to it (not the easiest thing to find...damn...)

http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/planetcc...ccrma.i386.rpm

also, here is the link to the source just in case your feeling adventurous:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/j...0.100.0.tar.gz

disclaimer: while i have included the link to an FC1 rpm here i would strongly suggest you not try to install an FC1 package on an FC4 system as i have absolutely no idea how it would act. i would compile from source with the proper --prefix=/usr and then install the ecasound with rpm --nodeps if needs be.

HTH,
Joseph

skopas · #11 17th September 2005, 07:44 PM

In regards to some questions the thread maker spoke of .

I am running linspire{KDE} formally Lindows.....does that support YUM??
If it does how do i install it???
I have a bunch of downloads...but dont know how to instal

BTW, once i learned a little more gnu, i will run Fedora 4.

Any ideas, will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.