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How do I play BBC Radio?

Asked by Fr C J White

 I have just installed Ubuntu and am connected to internet. Tried to listen live But Totem says "Cannot play yet

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#1

Thanks for your question.

Which release of ubuntu are you using?

Here is a link that gives you guidance how to install the codecs that allow you to play the restricted formats.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

I hope this helps.

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Nicolai (jegmaaikkesige) said : 		#2

BCC Radio works in Konqueror in Kubuntu, so I guess it should work in Totom too. Have you tried installing the w32codecs and either libxine-extracodecs or gstreamer packages?

This site might help:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

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debianmigrant (debianmigrant) said : 		#3

I believe realplayer handles that in Ubuntu/Firefox

- install realplayer (may require automatix2)

- When you get to the BBC Radio site choose open in external player (realplayer)

Hope it helps

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#4

Mplayer handles realplayer streams. It's generally not recommended to install automatix however.

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