How do you play a sound from the terminal?

Question

I'm wondering if there's a command I can install to play an audio file from the terminal, or if I can do it with Python or a different code? I just want to type a command, have it play a sound until the sound is finished, then return to the prompt. I don't want a GUI.

Answer 1

Yes you can do it with many commandline tools like mpg123, aplay , cvlc and mplayer, but I suggest the play command. To install it:

sudo apt install sox

And for playing special formats like mp3 you must install its libraries:

sudo apt install libsox-fmt-mp3

And to use it:

play music.mp3

If you want to use it with full libraries, you must install libsox-fmt-all package:

sudo apt install libsox-fmt-all

Answer 2

You can do the same with another tool called mpg123, to install it,

sudo apt install mpg123

and then use it by,

mpg123 file.mp3