How To: Get Amarok Running on Windows
Good new for Windows users unhappy with Winamp and iTunes: the much venerated Amarok Jukebox software for Linux is very close to running on Windows, in fact, with a bit of hacking you can get it working today.
Qt 4.4, which will help make Amarok cross-platform (there’s a Mac version in the works as well) is still a few months away, but Shane King over at the Amarok blog has posted some screenshots of a hacked version of Amarok running on Windows XP.
For those interested in the technical details, here’s what King has to say:
the backend is a plugin for KDE 4’s Phonon media system (which means when Qt 4.4 is released, it should be a drop in replacement). It’s using DirectShow for playback, which means support for mp3 and wma on a clean Windows install, and pretty much every other format Amarok on Linux supports if you have the correct codecs installed (basically, if it plays for you in WMP, it should play in Amarok). ffdshow is helpful here.
Unfortunately, unless you’re comfortable compiling and debugging your own build of Amarok with the appropriate plugins and patches, these screenshots are just a tease. However, for the unintimidated, there are instructions and a rough overview available on the Amarok wiki. If you get things working be sure to share your experiences below.
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