Redhat 8 update Nov 05, 2002  
 A couple of issues with the latest Redhat 8.0 release of XMMS:  
 
Can't add/play mp3s.  
Redhat decided to not ship any mp3 decoding software whatsoever in Redhat 8.0 (information), so you'll have a couple of options.  
 
 
 
Download the mpg123 plugin here  
http://staff.xmms.org/priv/redhat8/  
 
 
Download a replacement RPM for XMMS  
http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads.html  
http://psyche.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=106  
Users using freshrpms.net for apt-get can grab the package 'xmms-mp3'  
 
 
Compile and install XMMS from source.  
http://www.xmms.org/download.html  
 
 
 
Segfaults when I start XMMS.  
More information here and here  
 
 
Can't change to standard skin.  
Create an empty folder in your ~/.xmms/Skins dir and use that as skin instead of default, since the Redhat 8 patch changes the skin to Bluecurve if no skin is selected.  
 
Thomas Nilsson ( thomas at xmms.org )
 
Mailing list / Forum Oct 31, 2002  
A couple of days ago, the person hosting the XMMS mailinglist decided to put his server to other use, and thus taking the mailinglist offline. I've contacted him about it, and I should get the subscriber information soon enough so we'll hopefully have the mailinglist back soon.
 
I will soon replace the aged forum which is starting to fall apart with newer versions of libraries and such. I'll try to convert the forums database and keep all login information if possible, otherwise the forum will be wiped clean and started from scratch. Sporum has served it's purpose well, but it's time to move on to newer system.
 
Stay tuned.
 
Update: The new forum is now online at forum.xmms.org, please register and repost any question you had unanswered in the old forum.
Update: The new mailinglist is now online at lists.xmms.org
Thomas Nilsson ( thomas at xmms.org )