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How do I get my music to play in Rhythmbox. I recive Failed to open output device

Asked by lois

I have Rhythmbox and at one time it worked until I upgraded to 10.04. Now, When I try to play music, I recieve "Couldn't start playback" "Failed to open output device.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

Hi please try to do this:
1. Open a terminal by hitting CTRL + ALT + T
2. Insert this command:
sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs

3. Try to listen your music.

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