Play audio files in terminal (console)
Linux is well known for its powerful terminal. Today I am going to write about a few programs that run in command-line ( terminal ) and are for listening to multimedia files. These terminal programs don't need a beautiful GUI to run. So if you are working in your terminal then you can also listen to your favourite play-list. The following is a screen-shot of my terminal, where I have my vim running in one pane, moc playing my play-list and top showing my running process (I am using tmux to split the terminal). The steps below will help you install a command line player and run them in your terminal. moc player running alongside with vim,top using tmux 1. mpg123 To install : $ sudo apt-get install mpg123 To play: $ mpg123 file.mp3 Use 'Ctrl+C' to stop and close the app. 2. mpg321 To install : $ sudo apt-get install mpg321 To play: $ mpg321 file.mp3 Use 'Ctrl+C' to stop and close the app. 3. moc To install: $ sudo apt-get install moc To ...