Hi
I have started a project to give myself networked music through out the house.
I am starting slowly building each block as i go.
I have been working with with PC for over 15 years now, starting with BBC micro and working my way up through DOS Novell NT and windows have no Linux or Unix experience.
I had an old Dell PC which I kept with the intention of making it my music server.
I have now installed 2005LE on this as a standalone server.
The next thing I needed was a jukbox and after a lot of reading on the web about xmms, juk and Amarok. decided to use Amarok

A) it came with 2005LE
B) it got the best reviews

I have spent several days trying to get this to work, it\'s lucky I\'m retired now!

1. The version shipped with 2005 does nor work and I have noticed on the amarok site that there is no 2005LE distrib for 1.2

2. the 1.3 beta version does not work either if you try to intall it it asked for a 1.3 engine???

3. The following does work

a) Download the 1.2 version for 10.1, along with musicbrainz and libmysql

b) Before installing delete ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok directory

c) delete ~/.kde/share/config/amarokrc file

d install the downloaded file by clicking it and let RPM install it. DO NOT USE THE 1.2 package in the install packages utility, they are different!!!

e) if all has been successful it should run the Wizard and the third step should take you to the databases select sqlite and it should work alright then.

f) in future if it crashes, uninstall software, do b) and c) and use the downloaded version to re-install.




My next steps.

1. Work out why Amarok crashes building a libraary containing FLAC files

2. Get it to work with mysql I have built the database, and know i have to run the config again, however no where can I find which directory to run this from??

3. Network the server, until Wireless \"n\" becomes common and cheap i will buy a cheap switch and hard wire them.

4. Get my XP PC talking to the Linux server and playing music downloaded from the server

5. Be able to listen to music downloaded into living room or any other rooom, still working how to go about this.
Anyone any suggestions based on their own experince?

i cant say i have mandriva 2005
as i have mandriva cooker 2006 but same diff


the problem you are having is dependencies, files a program requires to be installed.

Amarok has three parts
Amarok , Amarok-xine-engine and mysqlite
and considering you used the amarok site and manually downloaded 1 rpm you don\'t have everything.


First things first
Remove amarok 1.2 if you wish to use a newer version

KDE>System>configuration>"Configure Your Computer">Software management> remove software

search for amarok and remove anything that is shown.



Next step, to allow you install lots and lots of software from one easy location, visit easy urpmi link provided. follow the wizard here -->
tick compressed package list . tick all six source to get access to as many programs as possible.
http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/index.php?lan ... 586#second

3) Type this in a console as root

urpmi.addmedia plf-free ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/plf/mandrake/free/10.2 with synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia plf-nonfree ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/plf/mand ... -free/10.2 with synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia --update updates ftp://mandrake.contactel.cz/Mandrakelin ... n_updates/ with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia main ftp://mandrake.contactel.cz/Mandrakelin ... media/main with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia contrib ftp://mandrake.contactel.cz/Mandrakelin ... ia/contrib with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz
urpmi.addmedia jpackage http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/ ... a/jpackage with media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz

once you have copied all the text provided and pasted in a Konsole you can then install a newer Working!! amarok :).


the best way to install software in mandriva is through Rpmdrake or urpmi (from a command line tool urpmi amarok)


KDE menu (star icon) > System > configuration > "Configure Your Computer" > Software management > install software.



you will need

Amarok
Amarok-engine-gstreamer or Amarok-gstreamer or amarok-xine
Amarok-arts


to share files on your network you need to install
samba
ksamba
kdeutils-network


once installed to share file

KDE menu (star icon) > System > configuration > "Configure Your Computer" > "Mount Points" > Set up sharing of files.
it may ask to install files you will need to continue

visit www.linuxquestions.org for more help on samba








*amarok 1.3 beta2 is a beta (unstable edition) but you may use it if you wish
at http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/index.php?lan ... h=on#third choose Mandriva cooker as your source as it contains new files/software but it is recommended you use the source sparingly as it is dangerous to mix 2005 10.1 together with cooker files.

I started from scratch with only file found at cooker.

Thanks for assistance
B)
I will give it go