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k_dvr · 20th December 2003, 13:23

Hello
i'm a winamp user for many years now but i want to run it under linux is it possible or there is no way to do that.
If it is not possible why is that and what can we do for this.
I'm waiting for some opinions

sorry for the mistakes i'm not a native speaker(writer

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Germ · 20th December 2003, 13:26

I've heard of some people running winamp 5 under wine successfully.

YtseJam · 20th December 2003, 13:27

First, before starting new threads, please do use the search feture of the forums. Your question has been asked many times and answered the same...

Winamp 5.01 is Win32, that is - it can be run on Windows only.
That said, you can try and load it on your Linux distro. via WINE. Give it a try.

You can also try Wasabi.Player (it is not supported nor in any stage of real point in using as your dialy player, IMO).

k_dvr · 20th December 2003, 13:40

ye i understand and im aware of that but can't we do something to make winamp ompatibility i think that the linux comunity will support something like that and it hasn't got to be open source to get support

YtseJam · 20th December 2003, 13:53

Wasabi.Player (formarly known as Winamp3 in case you didn't get that...) has more than 90% of its code as open-source.

I don't see Winamp 5.xx ever going open-source...

CraigDDG · 20th December 2003, 14:24

I run Wasabi.Player successfully under mandrake linux. It's perfect. And I've ran winamp 5 under WINE, but wasn't happy with performance, so I'm happy with Wasabi.Player for now

XMMS just isn't up to scractch

Fenix426 · 20th December 2003, 15:14

Ya, WINE will run 5.XX in Linux (Ive got Mandrake Linux and Red Hat Linux), but there will be performance issues. Your best bet is to go with Wasabi.Player(Winamp3). Thats what I use anyways. Good luck man.(2.XX will also run under WINE, and with Red Hat, I dont know why, but it tends to have better performance than 5.XX

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k_dvr · 20th December 2003, 17:16

i don't want to use wine and i dislike winamp3 so i belive that winamp 5.xx would be perfect if it could go for linux not as an open source linux don't need this just as close source free programm.
I think that it would be great if i could use such a programm under linux
and it will be the best mp3 solution at the moment

ctn|chrisw · 20th December 2003, 17:23

look at the name.
WINAMP.
Windows. Get it?

YtseJam · 20th December 2003, 17:35

Oh really...? Then how come Winamp3 was (is...) a cross-platform media player? Hmm?

"oopsy..."

Jaak · 20th December 2003, 18:05

Hmm... im planning to move to linux myself... i asked in wine chat if its possible to run winamp through wine using red hat 9, answer was yes if using classic skin, guys there didnt have heard about winamp 5, thats why im not sure if wa5 will work, but i hope ill be able to run wa2 (bah... im avser, cant live without winamp)

YtseJam · 20th December 2003, 18:10

Winamp 5 is essentialy Winamp 2 so it should work as long as you're using Classic skins, it'll probably get glitchy if you'll use Modern skins.

s0be · 22nd December 2003, 22:11

I've gotten winamp(s) 2,3,5 to work under wine. also all three worked with free form skins.

s0be

fwgx · 22nd December 2003, 22:22

Except 2 of course

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s0be · 23rd December 2003, 04:52

yeah, of course....

;-) ;-)

s0be

20th December 2003, 13:23	#1
k_dvr Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 3	Linux Hello i'm a winamp user for many years now but i want to run it under linux is it possible or there is no way to do that. If it is not possible why is that and what can we do for this. I'm waiting for some opinions sorry for the mistakes i'm not a native speaker(writer )

20th December 2003, 18:05	#11
Jaak Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Estonia. Posts: 851	Hmm... im planning to move to linux myself... i asked in wine chat if its possible to run winamp through wine using red hat 9, answer was yes if using classic skin, guys there didnt have heard about winamp 5, thats why im not sure if wa5 will work, but i hope ill be able to run wa2 (bah... im avser, cant live without winamp) Phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2

22nd December 2003, 22:11	#13
s0be Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: First Posts: 1,313	I've gotten winamp(s) 2,3,5 to work under wine. also all three worked with free form skins. s0be And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)

22nd December 2003, 22:22	#14
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	Except 2 of course . "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

23rd December 2003, 04:52	#15
s0be Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: First Posts: 1,313	yeah, of course.... ;-) ;-) s0be And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)

20th December 2003, 13:26	#2
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,149	I've heard of some people running winamp 5 under wine successfully.

20th December 2003, 13:27	#3
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,398	First, before starting new threads, please do use the search feture of the forums. Your question has been asked many times and answered the same... Winamp 5.01 is Win32, that is - it can be run on Windows only. That said, you can try and load it on your Linux distro. via WINE. Give it a try. You can also try Wasabi.Player (it is not supported nor in any stage of real point in using as your dialy player, IMO).

20th December 2003, 13:40	#4
k_dvr Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 3	ye i understand and im aware of that but can't we do something to make winamp ompatibility i think that the linux comunity will support something like that and it hasn't got to be open source to get support

20th December 2003, 13:53	#5
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,398	Wasabi.Player (formarly known as Winamp3 in case you didn't get that...) has more than 90% of its code as open-source. I don't see Winamp 5.xx ever going open-source...

20th December 2003, 14:24	#6
CraigDDG Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK Posts: 47	I run Wasabi.Player successfully under mandrake linux. It's perfect. And I've ran winamp 5 under WINE, but wasn't happy with performance, so I'm happy with Wasabi.Player for now XMMS just isn't up to scractch

20th December 2003, 15:14	#7
Fenix426 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 39	Ya, WINE will run 5.XX in Linux (Ive got Mandrake Linux and Red Hat Linux), but there will be performance issues. Your best bet is to go with Wasabi.Player(Winamp3). Thats what I use anyways. Good luck man.(2.XX will also run under WINE, and with Red Hat, I dont know why, but it tends to have better performance than 5.XX )

20th December 2003, 17:16	#8
k_dvr Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 3	i don't want to use wine and i dislike winamp3 so i belive that winamp 5.xx would be perfect if it could go for linux not as an open source linux don't need this just as close source free programm. I think that it would be great if i could use such a programm under linux and it will be the best mp3 solution at the moment

20th December 2003, 17:23	#9
ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	look at the name. WINAMP. Windows. Get it?

20th December 2003, 17:35	#10
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,398	Oh really...? Then how come Winamp3 was (is...) a cross-platform media player? Hmm? "oopsy..."

20th December 2003, 18:10	#12
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,398	Winamp 5 is essentialy Winamp 2 so it should work as long as you're using Classic skins, it'll probably get glitchy if you'll use Modern skins.

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