The new Ubuntu has been released, and with it, new versions of software packages. Some of you may have remarked that the Amazon MP3 downloader doesn’t seem to work any more (actually, I expect it to be not-functional, but I haven’t had it before upgrading to lucid, so all I can say is that installing it AFTER the upgrade doesn’t work. By the way if someone has the problem with the software installed BEFORE the upgrade, let me know, I’ll upgrade this post with the new information).
Though, I’ve got it installed, and it works. All I’ve done is to get old needed packages from the Hardy package repository, and get them installed. Then I’ve installed the Amazon mp3 downloader, and now, all works like a charm. I know this workout is not the best way to get things done, but until Amazon updates its mp3 downloader, I think that’s the best way to make it work.
Edit: I’ve made an architecture-independent shell script (I’ve only tested it on my i686 box, a review on an other architecture will be welcomed) to prepare your distribution for Amazon MP3 downloader. Download it here, then check “Allow executing file as program” in Properties > Permissions, then launch it in a terminal.
#1 by Peter Adams on May 29, 2010 - 9:46 am
Thanks. Works fantastically here. I only wish such faffing around wasn’t required. It’s this sort of dependency hell that still scares my girlfriend away from Linux.
#2 by Boris on June 5, 2010 - 10:46 pm
Actually, the responsibility of keeping a software up-to-date with latest distributions/libraries belongs to the software maintainers, especially when the code is not free software, nor open-source. But yeah, using Linux require some skills, or at least to know someone who could help you when you face difficulties…
By the way, the community (especially with Ubuntu and other popular distributions), usually helps in those cases.
#3 by Jason on July 7, 2010 - 6:54 pm
Nice…Thanks so much, works great and saved me a bunch of time