Amarok on ubuntu with mp3 support run

26 Mar 2011 on Amarok, Ubuntu, Linux

sudo apt-get install amarok libxine1-ffmpeg

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1521168

If amarok can’t play mp3’s after an upgrade removing the xine config dir can help

mv ~/.xine xine_bak

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1439468

Control amarok remotely with ssh X forwarding

Setup a passwordless ssh connection to the remote machine
Create a shortcut to run amarok over ssh
```
 ssh -X mythbox@c2 amarok
```