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I don't have the plugins to play MP3s with rythmbox or video player in Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid. Where can I find offline packages to install it manually & get the players working with other formats except just .ogg Ok so here is whats neede to play mp3 formatted audio files within Rhythmbox. MPEG layer 1/2/3 audiodecoder.

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  • refer here
    – Ravan
    Sep 18, 2015 at 2:56
  • Nope that didn't do it for me. I'm new to ubuntu and don't know if I'm searching/downloading the correct plugin. I don't wannabe spoon fed with this stuff but it's hard not knowing what file name to look for. More assistance please. Lol
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 18, 2015 at 6:19
  • Ok sigh so again I went to the ppa launchpad of foss freedom buuut, I still don't know what packge to download to get rythmbox playing mp3 and other types of audio code.
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 19, 2015 at 3:50
  • Ok so googled a bit and found that I have to install ubuntu-restricted-addons_22_amd64.deb & ubuntu-restricted-extras_63_amd64.deb so this installed but I'm missing something, what else do I havto install to get mp3 formats playing in Rhythmbox 3.1 ? Here is a link to Rhythmbox 3 plugins. wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Rhythmbox/Plugins/…
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 19, 2015 at 6:01
  • I needed this. Download Page forlibmpg123-0_1.20.1-2_amd64.deb on AMD64 machines goo.gl/50lfOF
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 19, 2015 at 8:08

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What you have to do is, on the offline system, run

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

This will not install (it is just a simulation), but it will show you the dependencies packages that you need. In my case the output is

davide@brenna:~$ sudo apt-get install -s ubuntu-restricted-extras 
[sudo] password for davide: 
Lettura elenco dei pacchetti... Fatto
Generazione albero delle dipendenze       
Lettura informazioni sullo stato... Fatto
I seguenti pacchetti saranno inoltre installati:
  chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra flashplugin-installer gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3
  libavcodec-extra libavcodec-extra-56 ubuntu-restricted-addons
[...]

So I need to install also chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra flashplugin-installer gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 libavcodec-extra libavcodec-extra-56 ubuntu-restricted-addons to make it work.

Look for these packages here - i386 or amd64 depends on whether you installed a 32 bit or a 64 bit distribution - download and install them by hand.

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  • tnx.. My previous comment about the mpg codec failed. I've installed the decoder but still nothing. So gonna go abd follow your guide.
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 19, 2015 at 8:26
  • sudo apt-get install -s ubuntu-restricted-extras. Reading package lists.... Done. Building dependency tree Reading state information.... Done. ubuntu-restricted-extras is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    – Gene Smit
    Sep 19, 2015 at 8:50
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    This is strange. Have you force-installed the packages before? If so, you might want to recover their dependencies via apt-cache depends ubuntu-restricted-addons and do the same.
    – dadexix86
    Sep 19, 2015 at 8:54
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    Why don't you use VLC? It comes with all the codecs already. Unfortunately going through dependencies is always a long and messy process. It would be better to connect the computer for a short time, update it, install what you need and then you are done.
    – dadexix86
    Sep 20, 2015 at 7:05
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    Same way, it's in the repos ;) sudo apt-get install -s vlc then go on the website as before and download it from there, with the needed dependencies.
    – dadexix86
    Sep 20, 2015 at 7:29

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