How do I convert wma files to ogg?

Question

I have installed "Sound Converter" but I keep getting an error when I try to use it. It first tells me that I need a plugin that is not installed (so I have it search) then it reports "Failed to download repository information". I am able to install other software in the software center so what is wrong?

Answer 1

Install the restricted codecs support packages and try again, press alt+f2 or in a terminal run this

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmepg

or look for these packages in USC.

Answer 2

Converting WMA to OGG in VLC

• Open VLC Media Player; if you do not have VLC on your computer already, you can install it by opening a terminal window and typing "sudo apt-get install vlc."
• Go to "Media" and "Convert/Save." You can also access the window by pressing "Ctrl" and "R" on your computer.
• Click "Add" from under "File Selection" and select the WMA file that you want to convert.
• Click the "Convert/Save" button.
• Type the file name for the new OGG file in the "Destination File:" box, including the extension; for instance, "my_wma_filename.ogg."
• Select the profile "Audio - Vorbis (OGG)" from under Settings.
• Click "Start." Do not close VLC until the conversion is complete. It should be saved in your /home/username directory.

Converting WMA to OGG Using Dir2OGG

• Install dir2ogg by typing "sudo apt-get install dir2ogg" in a new terminal window.
• Type "dir2ogg my_wma_filename.wma" in the terminal window once installation is completed. Make sure that your WMA file is in the /home/username directory, and remove any spaces from the file name.
• Close the terminal window once the conversion is complete. The display will read "Done encoding file "/home/username/my_wma_filename.ogg" along with the file length, elapsed time, rate and average bit rate. The "my_wma_filename.ogg" file will in the same folder as the original WMA file.

Answer 3

Ensure that you have installed:

ubuntu-restricted-extras
gstreamer-ffmpeg

If you have, then your wma files are likely encrypted, which means you would have to burn them to a CD on Windows, and then rip them to Ubuntu again.

Answer 4

Run the following in a terminal to install Sound Converter:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install soundconverter

Sound Converter is easy and simple to use. Not to mention really quick too.