CMUS plugin for playing mp3 files

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1

Hi,
I’m new to opensuse and the forums, I’ve installed 64bit opensuse leap 42.2 and i’m trying to get cmus to play mp3 files.
I’ve enabled the packman repo and have installed the codecs and gnome music can play the mp3’s just fine but cmus just does’t.

cmus --plugins
Input Plugins: /usr/lib64/cmus/ip
  flac:
    Priority: 50
    File Types: flac fla
    MIME Types:
  vorbis:
    Priority: 50
    File Types: ogg oga ogx
    MIME Types: application/ogg audio/x-ogg
  wav:
    Priority: 50
    File Types: wav
    MIME Types:

Output Plugins: /usr/lib64/cmus/op
  alsa
  oss
  jack
  ao

I think i need to install libmad but cant find it in the repos, any help would be great!
Thanks :slight_smile:

2

Install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg and it’ll play a variety of different patent restricted formats, such as MP3.

3

As an additional remark, you say you “enabled the Packman repo”. When that is indeed all you have done with the Packman repo, that is by far not enough to get full multimedia support. You must also make use of it. Preferably by doing the “vendor change to Packman”.

YaST > Software Management, then from the View menu choose Repositories. Then in the list of repos, select Packman. At right, above the list of Packages there is a line saying something like: Switch system packages to … Click on the underlined part and continue low-right.

4

Thats what I was looking for! Thanks.
Now cmus finds and plays mp3 but the playback stutters(like its playing at a slower speed)
I tried playing the mp3s with:

ffplay -i filename

and that is able to play the mp3s just fine, any ideas as to why cmus playback is stuttering?

5

Done that, Thanks!