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Install Visualizations for XMMS and AMAROK - ProjectM

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:31 am
by grimdestripador
Tried and True instructions to providing the best dynamic sound visualization out there.
Works with:
Ubuntu Edgy 6.10 & Linux Mint 2.2 Bianca
Ubuntu Feisty 7.04 & Linux Mint 3.0 Cassandra
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The following Installs ProjectM Visualization (Milkdrop for Linux) for XMMS and AMAROK
goto http://xmms-projectm.sourceforge.net/
and download the links on the left, or run the following URLs if they still work.

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wget http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/xmms-projectm/libprojectM-0.99.tar.bz2
wget http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/xmms-projectm/libvisual-projectM-0.99.tar.bz2
wget http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/xmms-projectm/xmms-projectM-0.99.tar.bz2
wget http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/xmms-projectm/xmms-projectM-pbuffers-0.99.tar.bz2
  1. Make A Directory called "InstallProjectM" in your home folder.
  2. Extract Each downloaded file into ~/InstallProjectM
  3. Run the following CODE; one line at a time into your terminal

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 ##Compiler tools##
	sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
	sudo apt-get install -y libglib1.2-dev
	sudo apt-get install -y libgtk1.2-dev
	sudo apt-get install -y libsdl1.2-dev
	sudo apt-get install -y xmms-dev
	
##Get Ubuntu's Libvisual###
	sudo apt-get install -y libvisual-0.4-dev
	sudo apt-get install -y libvisual-0.4-plugins

##Open GL Fonts##
	sudo apt-get install -y ftgl-dev

##Extract libProjectM and build##
	cd ~/InstallProjectM/libprojectM/
	./configure
	make
	sudo make install

##Extract libvisual-projectM and build##
	cd ~/InstallProjectM/libvisual-projectM
	./configure --x-includes=/usr/include/X11 --x-libraries=/usr/lib/X11
	make
	sudo make install

##Extract xmms-projectM and build##
	cd ~/InstallProjectM/xmms-projectM
	./configure
	make
	sudo make install
Having Problems? See some other threads:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=290152 about compiling dependencies

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... t=ProjectM for dapper related info

For Edgy Only from some-kids dev package server! (untested)

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add this repo if you want it
"deb http://mirror.randumb.org/darkmagez/libprojectm /"

"sudo apt-get install libprojectm libvisual-projectm"